114mph Spitfire Build

Balsa Spitfire Airframe Kit www.vintagemodelcompany.com/4...
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NTM PROPDRIVE v2 3548 900KV Brushless Outrunner Motor www.rapidrcmodels.com/ntm-pro...
V-GOOD Airplane-32 Series 80A 2-6S 32-bit Processor Speed Controller www.rapidrcmodels.com/v-good-...
3x Emax 9g Servos
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[@rayb57412]

It’s amazing how many people overlook balancing their prop Great model, nice build

[@8kigana]

So very true! I learned that from rebuilding my planes, that heavy whirring sound on my planes would be screaming unbalanced props. I am glad to see this on the comments. Also a smaller props helped with my planes speeds but not lift. The video host knows this, great plane all around.

[@Caroline_Tyler]

Congratulations on the BMFA article, a good read!!

[@MasboyRC]

Your plane look so cute, but so fast and stable to fly. Love it

[@hikaritobiasishikawavoss8565]

Yay a new VintageModelCo video

[@b0bl00i]

Just ordered the Spitfire! Looks like great fun! Get those electronics back in stock 😎

[@vintagemodelco7936]

Thanks! Enjoy the build! We've just restocked everything so should be good for a while!

[@CAL4Eagles]

Nice job. Enjoyed the video from start to finish.

[@dirkhoekstra727]

Some insane flying for a maiden flight! Looks really well built. I think this can serve as a good trainer for a turbine fighter jet. See if you can add retractable landing gear for taking off and landing on a runway.

[@GrotrianSeiler]

Really great videos! I just subscribed.

[@M5guitar1]

Great looking model.

[@georgeforsgu2512]

Another great vid and airplane- love the clipped wing spit. but a note- I have more than 10 diff ntm motors of various sizes and KV. They are great, real powerhouses! I have driven 3548 1800 kv up to 100 amps with 4 cell and 8x6 and it was less noisy than your Spit. Your prop or Spinner sound out of balance. After 20 years of electrics, balancing the prop can add RPMS- maybe 10%! thanks for your vids!

[@ptaylor5014]

Nice to see a vintage style cassio digital watch :)

[@lacroixenjoyer5405]

Brilliant!

[@germanaronchi9722]

Lovely to build and construct by your own, not to by everthing just ready

[@56Seeker]

With a bit of aesthetic tidying up, that could be a clipped wing Mk 14. Might be a useful addition/modification/option for the basic kit. Put a contra rotating prop on it, paint it blue and call it a late model Seafire too....

[@joemelton4747]

No one likes the clipped wing spitfire

[@vintagemodelco7936]

@@joemelton4747 We do

[@joemelton4747]

@@vintagemodelco7936 if it were a mk 9 I would endorse it But sadly I can't endorse a spitfire model with uncharacteristic clipped wings and a griffon engine

[@RCReporter]

Nice model aircraft my friend

[@funfreq9282]

This kit looks like it would make a nice Slope soaring plane!

[@andreadellamico1217]

like so much rhe sound of landing

[@k1ortia]

Iv never made a plane using balsa before, only foam, epp, epo. but this looks awesome. Id be to scared to fly it in case i damaged it. But id love to give it a go, looks great.

[@theElderberryFarmer]

Planes built from balsa by your own hand are easy to repair by your own hand also. Balsa in many ways is a very forgiving material to work with - very strong for its weight, yet easy to cut and shape. The only real downside of balsa is that it does not take paint well without doing a great deal of annoying application of sanding sealer and sandpaper work.

[@simonanon2830]

Great video - great to see the beautiful British countryside in the background. Quick newbie question - how do prevent your CA bottles getting blocked with residue!

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

Fyi Simon I just use a pin and every so often break off the crust that forms, works for me 🙂

[@vintagemodelco7936]

Great question, and Cliff seems to have beaten us to the answer - for most cases a pin can be used. :)

[@nutegg1]

I recently purchased the full kit and am currently building it. Super excited!!! If I wanted, is there a way to create my own landing gear for this build? Or is it not recommended? Just curious!

[@douglasthecorgi2568]

It’s funny to think this plane could actually keep up with the original wood and fabric fighters of WW1.

[@ryano.8768]

I'd love a mini telemaster, since the guys who used to make it don't anymore, and a similar model with some improvements would be cool.

[@pyalot]

If you state scale speed in mach, you need to cool down the air you fly in to the correct number too, about -200°C

[@murdockfpv5397]

Please make a Mozzie kit!

[@hornplayer1228]

Overdoing the music somewhat! The dam tune was playing at the start, still playing in the middle and still going at the end.

[@julianneale6128]

What a nice model! Just a note about your hand launch. Firstly if you were to have a lanyard around your neck that is clipped to the tx. Then hold the tx in your right hand with the model in your left hand. Let the tx hang from your neck via the lanyard and reach your right hand across and open the throttle. Predict a left yaw, roll and perhaps nose down attitude after immediate release and place the control stick in a relative position. Then launch! I only say, because I learned the hard way...

[@wattwaster5936]

Does this mean you didn't angle the motor down, or to one side depending on the rotation of the propeller and torque? I was surprised you didn't reduce the thickness of the wing to improve air speed. I checked out the site for kits and parts, but no music steel wire.

[@austinmaxi]

Do you think a Spiteful / Seafang wing would make a difference to speed? everything else kept the same.. battery motor ect ect

[@Skol.78]

Hi! I love this model.. do you sell the dxf plans for cutting in Laser? 🙌

[@jorgenelsonfelix52]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@mytubehkjt]

Try soaking your balsa in water plus ammonia (Handy Andy). Much more supple.

[@deadbeef576]

You missed the opportunity to call it the Speedfire

[@zorndy5750]

DEADBEEF wasn’t any opportunity talking about the best fighter of all time

[@spindash64]

Sprintfire

[@dhruvharia9766]

could yo pls complete the se5a build series

[@zhiqiandu3110]

Actually for subsonic aircraft, low drag wing design is always reducing the chord and maintain wing span. This is counterintuitive but solid proven truth. Low chord will reduce the induced drag and skin friction, plus easily keeping the air in laminar flow, which is a scheme changing improvement in aerodynamics.

[@air-headedaviator1805]

Blistering speed!

[@peterzingler6221]

2207 2700kv 60amp Esc and 6s. Will give you 160 to 70 mph on this plane :D

[@jeffreywoods9476]

Vintage would you be willing to sponsor my ultralight cruiser spitfire build?

[@greenpoger2348]

On the tip

[@robertkuipers9422]

Do you have australian supplyer s of your models.?

[@callmenanta6709]

When i heard the tractor noise i was like Wait didnt this plane have electric motor?

[@HuongLe-yy5ec]

Is dis really mach 1??

[@longwong1016]

This music is giving me War Thunder vibes.

[@ryano.8768]

"You've got a hole in your left wing!"

[@alexanderscarlett1731]

Maybe you could fit an fpv or small go pro in the cockpit

[@vintagemodelco7936]

That might be the next video!

[@Aw4yed]

185km/h 😮

[@vintagemodelco7936]

Yep!

[@lucahargan74]

Just going to say fox’s the wings

[@piersbowlan]

Sheeting the LE in sections! Why? Just use one piece of balsa, pin or use pieces of masking tape to hold it in place while a suitable glued dries ( PVA or Superphatic).

[@julianrencock]

Made me think about the Galloping Ghost incident.😿

[@harmanvi]

Can you please guide me from where I can buy this kitt

[@vintagemodelco7936]

On our website. Here is a link www.vintagemodelcompany.com/40-balsa-basics-spitfire.html

[@juansalido5354]

do you have any US dealers?

[@vintagemodelco7936]

Not currently although we do ship worldwide. Have a look at our website to see shipping prices. If you go through the checkout process you'll find an estimate for your location. :)

[@Doggeslife]

An elliptical wing is what the Spit is most famous for: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptical_wing

[@pdxyyz]

Except the physics doesn't scale down. Braking the sou d barrier comes with a whole set of issues that isn't occurring at this smallet scale

[@yoyodada230]

can it fly upside down

[@tonywright8294]

YOYODADA BANANNAS no it’s illegal

[@andiwunder9597]

The wrong music for this plane. Ride of the valkyries fit more to german Airplanes. 😆 But really good video.

[@tristanemery8748]

Out of interest, why didn't you give it a more streamlined and accurate chin, cos it looked kinda boxy to be honest, also, why don't most r/c warbirds have 3 or 4 blades props like they should do?

[@shamshj6633]

1.8 mach means 2222.64 km/h .....! 👀😳

[@vintagemodelco7936]

Scale speed, yes!

[@beerancher3225]

Perhaps Wagner would be better suited to a Focke Wolfe or Messerschmitt build , than a not very Spitfire .

[@archivist17]

Great video, but seriously? Just two minutes to the first pair of mid-roll ads? See xjet channel for a discussion on the business case.

[@wattwaster5936]

I have ad-blocker, so didn't see anything. Probably why I normally see an error message for at least 3 minutes before the video will start.

[@b0bl00i]

@@wattwaster5936 lol, same here.

[@vintagemodelco7936]

Sorry about that, it happened automatically. We've reduced it to just the one. They help to support the KZbin channel and allow us to put time into making videos like this one for you.

[@miadrain1454]

imagine a RC plane beating the fastest road/performance car lol

[@8kigana]

They have my friend, enjoy😉 kzbin.info/aero/PLP1RlhOjgp091VY_rep4gNY0aoPJxQvGP

[@GijsBudel]

I liked the video contents, but it was hard to watch. Please drop that music during the build and way too manny adds!

[@ivx.chronos2131]

Can you make a plane that can both fly and go underwater

[@Daniel_Callie]

Music ,?? Really?

[@ioannismichalopoulos4173]

I do not want to sound pedantic but my brain hemispheres fight each-other when I see a Spitfire and listen to Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries". Next time, when you show a British WWII plane, make sure you do not use a piece of music that was extensively used by the nazi germans...

[@alfepalfe]

So that is really cool but the thumbnail says mach 1.8 wich this thing is nowhere near mach 1.8 is faster than some modern fighter like the f35. Otherwise cool plane. Edit: I just realised it said scale speed so nvm.

[@manuelverdugo1737]

I do not know how you are measuring it, but clearly you are wrong. To fly at 100 MPH alone with a 9x7.5 APCe you take up at least 1780 input watts. with 6slipo you occupy a consumption of 85A and with 3slipo double. For this, your motor is not viable.

[@jacco1006]

first

[@Skyfighter64]

Honestly, that looks more like a clipped wing Spitfire than a Mustang.

[@kohls9891]

? it is a clipped wing spitfire

[@Skyfighter64]

@@kohls9891 I remember hearing mustang when I posted the comment. Oh well, stuff happens.

[@greenpoger2348]

That's not a spitfire its wing are flat

[@fyzobaba]

THAT IS NOT UPTO 100MPH

[@americanlawdawg3609]

where’s the radar gun? Where did you get 114 mph? Dude, I’ve been flying for over 25 years and I can tell you that’s not even close to 100 mph. I’m not trying to be a dick, I’m just say’n........ let’s see the radar.

[@vintagemodelco7936]

If you watch to the end you can see we got 114mph from the onboard GPS unit. There's your evidence. :)

[@manuelverdugo1737]

@@vintagemodelco7936 I do not know how you are measuring it, but clearly you are wrong. To fly at 100 MPH alone with a 9x7.5 APCe you take up at least 1780 input watts. with 6slipo you occupy a consumption of 80a and with 3slipo double. For this, your motor is not viable. How many RPM , hoaw many cell and how propeller? Gps not is god for check speed.

[@vintagemodelco7936]

@@manuelverdugo1737 We're measuring it with a GPS unit, as mentioned above. The motor and ESC spec are in the description.

[@manuelverdugo1737]

@@vintagemodelco7936 You don't mention the propeller, or the battery. Nor do you mention the consumption of your engine at full throttle. You are possibly flying around 60 mph. but I need to know the rpm of your propeller to calculate it.

[@mitchellkrueger3245]

Did anyone else notice the star wars theme song in the background 🤔

[@tedsmith6137]

You mean Wagner's "Flight of the Valkyrie"?

[@shawnobrien4202]

Click bait