FT Spitfire - OK, now I get it

[Mr NCT]

Everybody raves about the FT Spitfire so after two years in the hobby I built one. Nice simple design and relatively easy build - I couldn't resist doing some mods like a top battery hatch and adding a 3D printed canopy. When it was done it felt heavy and I thought "Oh boy, this will be a handful". For the maiden I added up trim and about 2/3 throttle and wow what a great flying plane. I had to take out the trim and throttle back to half and just cruised. I get it! Great plane.

 

[Mr NCT]

On to the paint shop!

 

[DazDaMan]

Here's mine on its 8th flight today....

 

[Mr NCT]

Here's mine on its 8th flight today....

You were the inspiration to build one. You've enjoyed yours so much I had to see if it lived up to everyone's hype. It does!

 

[DazDaMan]

My third FT Spitfire got its first flight today. After chucking on about 40g of nose weight, and a lot of set-up issues (mainly due to unfamiliarity with the transmitter), we got a good few minutes in a rather stiff breeze. Then, once I landed it, I adjusted the elevator trim, and she was perfect. I even managed a pretty decent loop with her! (And that was my first with a big model!)

This is the best one yet!

 

[Mr NCT]

Painted & ready to fly as soon as the wind calms down. AUW is 682g with a 2200 3s battery and the @SPONZ spinner.

 

[Mr NCT]

The wind let up this morning so..... Too much up trim and throttle at launch. It almost ended very badly.

 

[DazDaMan]

Looks good in yellow!

 

[DazDaMan]

Here's mine - not the greatest video clip, as the Spitfire disappears from time to time, but it is what it is!

 

[DazDaMan]

I've flown mine twice more this weekend. Despite the wind (which is really starting to annoy me now!), this little Spitfire hasn't put a foot (or a wingtip!) wrong. OK, so I'm not doing anything crazy like aerobatics with it, but it will fly in some pretty gusty conditions without a problem. And I wasn't even going flat out!

 

[DazDaMan]

 

[DazDaMan]

If anyone's interested, I'm trying to get a few more folks together to do a Spitfire group build at some point....

https://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/spit-roasted-fb-part-2.70736/#post-729098

 

[DazDaMan]

Pinky getting airborne...

 

[DazDaMan]

And this is my FOURTH FT Spitfire on the go...