What breed of Spitfire is this?

[realjumper]

Hi,

The model in the (not very good) photo is the model I have bought a while back...6 months ago. It seems to be very similar to the Kyosho Spitfire but it doesn't have that horrible bright blue underside like the ones I have seen....it has the proper Duck Egg Blue. I can't seem to find anything online that matches this model, so does anyone know what it is please? It comes with instructions etc, but no manufacturer seems to want to claim it!!

At present this model is still in it's nicely packaged box, and that's the way it will stay for now.....the price was good so I bought it, but my skill...or lack thereof...insn't ready to fly this machine yet. I have 3 foam Cessna's.....all 182's and I have only been flying for 6 months....but....I haven't crashed yet, although I came very close a few times! :p

Anyway, winter is approaching so flying days will be less and less frequent, so I want to find out as much as possible about this Spitfire, with a view to building and flying it sometime next summer.

Thanks for any help.....here's the specs:

-Top quality balsa and plywood construction
-One of the finest ARF kits on the market
-All wood constructions with fiberglass parts
-Trimmed and painted cowling by fuel proof paint
-Hand iron-on color covering
-Comes with all hardware and accessories


Wingspan: 63 in (1605 mm)
Wing Area: 744 sq in (48 dm2)
Flying weight: 7.0 lb (3000 g)
Fuselage Length: 51 in (1295 mm)
Requires: 2-stroke .61 cu in or 4-stroke .91 cu in engine and 4-channel radio w/5- 6 servos

[stallwart]

I bought the same arf on sale several months ago but gave it to a club mate, since I had too many other projects underway and little space.

Although it's not particularly scale in appearance on the ground, it looks good in the air. It might be have been "inspired" by the Spitfire MKII. I recommend bending the gear wires a little forward if you fly off grass, and highly recommend coating the exterior lightly with a flat or satin polyurethane. The stock paint chips off easily. Also, be sure to use thin CA the tab on the leading edge that fits the slot in the fuse after checking fit. Mine was of soft wood and broke in shipment.

It is a good flyer and doesn't seem to have bad tendencies, except on the ground as mentioned before. My friend flies his with a Magnum 91 that he had available.

[realjumper]

Thanks for the reply stallwart. I must admit that the landing gear raised my eyebrows more than a little.....they do seem very puny and I imagine that they could do with some beefing up.

This is just a personal preference, and as I said, I lack the required skills at the moment but, I really hate seeing mufflers sticking out the side of the nose cowling.....and I don't much care for cylinder heads sticking out either. To that end, I was thinking of a 2-stroke engine as they are more compact, although I'm unsure yet as to how the exhaust will fit. I woiuld rather use a 4-stroke, just for the sound, but then again, neither sounds like a Merlin, so what the hell?!?! :rolleyes:

While I'm on the 'hate' subject...I also hate the 2 blade prop!!! lol....

[stallwart]

Get the RCV-91CD. It's about the size of a 61 2-stroke and sounds more like a small a/c engine than most 4-strokes and all smaller 2-strokes. Mount it inverted, since the glow plug is on the side of the head. It takes a bit longer to run in than other 4-strokes, but follow mfg's instructions and you should really like it. Don't worry about the prop---you can't count the blades while it's spinning.

RCV engines, while not loud, really have a nice sound (without the spluttering "gurgle" of most other 4-strokes with mufflers).

[Stark77]

Manufacturer appears to be "CMP" or "CMPro" aka. China Model Productions. Solid product, cheap price. Awful instructions.

[kahloq]

Its not even a CMP, its an even cheaper knockoff from Evergreen. They are sold through nitroplanes.com.
CMP planes are pretty nice in appearance, but yup, the instructions are pretty basic.

As for realjumper's plane, it can be found here:
http://www.nitroplanes.com/sp6063waarfr.html

[BRIT_BULLDOG]

the kyosho spitfire previous to the new one with re-tracts was duck egg blue under the wings.

could this be the model?

[realjumper]

Thanks for everyones input here. It certainly seems that the retracts will require some attention as consensus appears to be (from various sources) that they stock items are too weak. So that's one area that I will have to pay attention to in the coming months.

I really like the concept of the RCV-91CD engine......I think this is a good way to go :-)

[kahloq]

The rcv91-cd is a good option. its a normal 4 stroke, but shorter cylinder head height.
The rcv90-SP is the one that is gear reduction and does not the normal orientation cylinder head as all. This oen requires a very high pitch prop though.