Maddie.....

[DazDaMan]

Introducing Maddie, my 10th (yes, really!) FT Spitfire.

This one is built using 5mm Westfoam from here in the UK, and is powered by a Turnigy 1350kv motor, with a 40A ESC, 9x5 propeller, and takes a 2200mAh 3-cell.

After a shaky start, this one has turned out to be the best FT Spitfire I've built yet. She flies phenomenally at 75% throttle, will do any warbird-style aerobatics you want her to, but is as gentle as a kitten lower down the speed range. She floats in on landing and flies like a beautiful trainer.

(She's called Maddie because I tried writing a short story/film script set in WW2, and the female character delivers a photo-reconnaissance Spitfire to the airfield where the main character is based. Her name was Madeleine - hence "Maddie".)

 

[bisco]

love it, perfect shade of blue!

 

[Mr Man]

Looks fantastic!

 

[Merv]

Great looking plane!

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Introducing Maddie, my 10th (yes, really!) FT Spitfire.

This one is built using 5mm Westfoam from here in the UK, and is powered by a Turnigy 1350kv motor, with a 40A ESC, 9x5 propeller, and takes a 2200mAh 3-cell.

After a shaky start, this one has turned out to be the best FT Spitfire I've built yet. She flies phenomenally at 75% throttle, will do any warbird-style aerobatics you want her to, but is as gentle as a kitten lower down the speed range. She floats in on landing and flies like a beautiful trainer.

(She's called Maddie because I tried writing a short story/film script set in WW2, and the female character delivers a photo-reconnaissance Spitfire to the airfield where the main character is based. Her name was Madeleine - hence "Maddie".)

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Look's great! Funny I have built most of FT's planes but never the Spitfire...Might have to do it sometime...

 

[Mr NCT]

Look's great! Funny I have built most of FT's planes but never the Spitfire...Might have to do it sometime...

You will LOVE how the Spitfire flies. I think its the plane all other foam board planes aspire to be.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

You will LOVE how the Spitfire flies. I think its the plane all other foam board planes aspire to be.

I am trying to decide between @Mr Man's Extra 300 or the spitfire....

 

[DazDaMan]

I built a scaled-down version (85%) and fitted the full-sized model's electrics, and it was fantastic. It's been retired and is now hanging from my office wall.

The full-size version is just as good, but its low-speed handling just makes it so much nicer. If you're looking for a confidence-building warbird, this is it.

 

[DazDaMan]

I am trying to decide between @Mr Man's Extra 300 or the spitfire....

Here's the two best ones so far. Stripey is now retired, having spent all of last year teaching me aerobatics. Plus she has a damaged tailplane which, regardless of what I do to repair it, keeps breaking.

Maddie has had 10 flights now, and my confidence just gets better and better every time I fly her.

I have THREE MORE on the go - Number 11 has flown, but still needs tweaking. Number 12 is needing a firewall and the motor installed. Number 9 is waiting for a motor - and it's also 150% sized.

 

[DazDaMan]

This one was another good one. Unfortunately, she had an accident a few weeks ago and snapped the fuselage at a crucial point. The wings were fine, though, so I'm building a new fuselage just now.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

This one was another good one. Unfortunately, she had an accident a few weeks ago and snapped the fuselage at a crucial point. The wings were fine, though, so I'm building a new fuselage just now.

Nice paint job!

 

[LitterBug]

It's great when you like a plane so much, you have built a whole fleet!

 

[DazDaMan]

It's great when you like a plane so much, you have built a whole fleet!

People complain that I don't build anything else, but they're wrong! I have an Me109 on the cards, a Hurricane, and a Mustang....!

And then, maybe another Spitfire....!