FT Spitfire Master Series 1.0

[CrshNBrn]

Thank you for the link. That looks perfect for the hatch.
Did you have any problems with securing the battery? Any ideas or suggestions would be welcome.

I cut shallow holes in the foam and use gorilla glue- just a tiny amount. Mount them flush with the surface of the foam. If you scratch the underside of the magnet it gets better contact with the adhesive. Another tip is to "clamp" the magnets using blue painters tape. Stick a piece on top of the magnet to prevent the gorilla glue foam from pushing the magnet up.

 

[Yankee2003]

I cut shallow holes in the foam and use gorilla glue- just a tiny amount. Mount them flush with the surface of the foam. If you scratch the underside of the magnet it gets better contact with the adhesive. Another tip is to "clamp" the magnets using blue painters tape. Stick a piece on top of the magnet to prevent the gorilla glue foam from pushing the magnet up.

Coming Tuesday…..I will use your suggestions. I’ll post a picture of my success.
Thank you.

 

[Shurik-1960]

Hello everyone. My daughter and I are returning from vacation to Moscow on Sunday. They brought me a servomechanism and from Monday I will continue to work on the model. I install the battery in a styrofoam box . Then I determine the position of the battery box in the fuselage of the model according to the ideal CG . I fix the box in the fuselage with glue. I'll post the photo next week.

 

[Shurik-1960]

Pasted 2 rulers into the fuselage.I glued a platform with a servomechanism of the elevator to them. Also, a motor frame and a battery box will be glued to the rulers in the box. The weight of the fuselage with a partial fit without a motor and regulator is 335 grams. The weight of the motor, regulator, receiver and battery 2200 mA 3S is 287 grams. I think the flight weight will be in the range of 700-710 grams.Strengthened the docking of the wing with the fuselage -the front lick.

 

[Shurik-1960]

gained weight because of the wings: I made it out of foam 5 mm thick, but I had to make it out of 3mm (I ran out of it..).But the wings turned out to be too strong)))))Next time, I will not glue the inner box, and after gluing the outer surfaces and lines of rigidity, I will remove it.

 

[Shurik-1960]

I finished wrapping the top with colored tape. For a week, I will cover the bottom of the model and put the rods and boars. Then I will glue the battery box and glue it into the fuselage. I'm not installing the motor yet: I'm waiting for a package with bearings from China (the bearings are already old and need to be replaced). The regulator is soldered to 40A .

 

[Ranoutofaltitude]

Very interested in your build. I am finishing up my first Master Series plane. It is the Spitfire as well. I have the 2814 in the nose with a 40 amp esc. Plan to run it on 4s. Don’t know what prop yet.
It seems that it will take me a couple to get the airframe clean enough for a nice finish. This one is going to Flightfest so it won’t need to be that great. I am working towards building that beautiful Beechcraft 18.
CrshNBrn is going to learn me some on that one.

Which prop did you use and how did it fly with that motor/prop?

 

[Shurik-1960]

I bought the engine a long time ago, 5 pieces at once. I liked the high-quality winding of the wires on the stator and the excellent traction. The company is called Aeolian. The engine with a 9050 screw develops thrust on a 3S battery up to 1300 grams. Now we are prohibited from flying aircraft models, so I did not make a video of the flight, but the glider flies just fine and slow and fast. I increased the area of the ailerons and now I get great barrels (I made the P-51 according to the author's drawing and they are only for U-turns).

 

[Ranoutofaltitude]

Last night I tested aileron movement, glue joints and painting Duck brand packing tape with a can of spray paint. I took a scrap piece of ReadyBoard and tested all of the above. It all worked perfectly and the paint took to the tape with and without sanding. It looks better without sanding. So I taped the fuse and motor nacelles of Hangar's Tigercat. It went together beautifully. I'll tape the tail section now that it is installed and I'll tape the wings before folding. I should have done this with all my builds.

 

[Jo's squadron]

comparing this to the MS corsair
is it much more difficult to build?
and dose it fly better?

 

[Ranoutofaltitude]

comparing this to the MS corsair
is it much more difficult to build?
and dose it fly better?

Curious to hear the answers. I would assume it is an easier build. I don’t know if it flies better but it flies very well. It flies as slow as the regular build in my experience and I have a 3536 1300kv motor in it. I don’t know exactly how fast it goes, but I have had to change to reinforced packing tape as the motor thrust has repeatedly separated the firewall from the power pod. Haha. A couple long walks to find the motor.

 

[m20m00a1]

Just wanted to share my latest build that is almost ready for maiden. This is my 2nd spitfire. The first one was a speedbuild kit and met its end due to a flock of geese and me freezing up on the sticks when I lost my depth perception.
I came up with a different battery compartment hatch idea that allows for airflow in and out of the battery area, directly below the ESC. I also added reinforcement in areas where I saw material damage on my first spitfire after dozens of flights and a few rough landings. I'm running the bigger 2814 motor, a 50A ESC, and 2700 to 3000 maH 4S so I made the power pod with 1/8" plywood. The CG worked out perfectly with the bigger motor and battery. Empty weight is 944g.
Normally, I would maiden before all the cosmetics, but the weather has been brutal here in central PA so I have plenty of time to work on it. All that's left to do is wrap the bottom and decals with clear gorilla tape. The decals are cut from 3M # 471 vinyl marking tape.

 

[CrshNBrn]

Just wanted to share my latest build that is almost ready for maiden. This is my 2nd spitfire. The first one was a speedbuild kit and met its end due to a flock of geese and me freezing up on the sticks when I lost my depth perception.
I came up with a different battery compartment hatch idea that allows for airflow in and out of the battery area, directly below the ESC. I also added reinforcement in areas where I saw material damage on my first spitfire after dozens of flights and a few rough landings. I'm running the bigger 2814 motor, a 50A ESC, and 2700 to 3000 maH 4S so I made the power pod with 1/8" plywood. The CG worked out perfectly with the bigger motor and battery. Empty weight is 944g.
Normally, I would maiden before all the cosmetics, but the weather has been brutal here in central PA so I have plenty of time to work on it. All that's left to do is wrap the bottom and decals with clear gorilla tape. The decals are cut from 3M # 471 vinyl marking tape.

I do love the Spitfire! Great build. Cool battery hatch/vent idea.

 

[m20m00a1]

Update after a dozen flights: The battery hatch with cooling ducts was built in plywood to withstand frozen ground. It worked great until I came in too hot and caught a chunk of ice and it nearly cracked the wing leading edge on both side where it joins the fuse. I repaired and reinforced the areas, and have just a flat battery hatch for now. I'll try again with more of an angle to the front of the air inlet once I have some softer ground. Hot glue doesn't like below freezing temps apparently