Mighty Mini Master Series Spitfire

[Grifflyer]

yea my adobe acrobat does not want to do that.... it will not work... it says stopped cannot access "files"

Are your files in a .zip folder?

 

[Jesse Dupreez]

Are your files in a .zip folder?

No in a PDF.

 

[Jesse Dupreez]

Are your files in a .zip folder?

Do you know of a online tiler?

 

[DazDaMan]

I printed off a set of the full-size FT Spitfire plans last night, using the tip suggested before. Worked fine.

 

[Grifflyer]

Do you know of a online tiler?

No, unfortunately I do not. Maybe you could start a new thread asking if anyone has heard of an online tiler?

 

[Wildthing]

Do you know of a online tiler?

Maybe post a video of what you are doing , make sure we can see your screen clearly.

 

[Jesse Dupreez]

and also it does not want to print,i have to use document writer which does not tile.

 

[Wildthing]

and also it does not want to print,i have to use document writer which does not tile.

Something with the computer/files or what you are doing

 

[Jesse Dupreez]

Something with the computer/files or what you are doing

my adobe does not like my printer.

 

[Wildthing]

my adobe does not like my printer.

Attach the file you are trying to print

 

[Jesse Dupreez]

Attach the file you are trying to print

 

[Wildthing]

Print

 

[Jesse Dupreez]

thank you @Wildthing .

 

[Jesse Dupreez]

No, unfortunately I do not. Maybe you could start a new thread asking if anyone has heard of an online tiler?

Grifflyer if you want you could design a mini master series corsair or mustangs or bush baby, will start make the Shrubsmacker tomorrow.

 

[Grifflyer]

Grifflyer if you want you could design a mini master series corsair or mustangs or bush baby, will start make the Shrubsmacker tomorrow.

Those would be some pretty cool designs!

 

[cochise99]

Have you been playing it on the three strings? I found it easier to play it on just the A and D string, and pick everything, don't try to pull of with the pinky.

We should form a Internet Band. Best 23 years of my life......

 

[Phil Penderyn]

So after building 4 of these, I decided to enlarge it by 25% to calm it down a little. It still flys about as fast, but it is more stable. A very fun flyer! Great job Grifflyer!!

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Im about cut foam but would like

So after building 4 of these, I decided to enlarge it by 25% to calm it down a little. It still flys about as fast, but it is more stable. A very fun flyer! Great job Grifflyer!!

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I was just going to press print on this stunning plane, then realised maybe a bit bigger would good idea, can i ask whats the wingspan on your 25% bigger Spit ?

 

[Aviator08]

Im about cut foam but would like

I was just going to press print on this stunning plane, then realised maybe a bit bigger would good idea, can i ask whats the wingspan on your 25% bigger Spit ?

Hi, I haven't been on in a while. I will check when I get home.

 

[1Planeguy]

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter plane that was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other Allied countries before, during, and after WWII. The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft. The Spitfire features a unique elliptical wing shape which is aerodynamically, the most efficient, because elliptical spanwise lift distribution induces the lowest possible drag.
The elliptical wing on the Spitfire wasn’t originally incorporated into the plane to minimize drag, but rather it was made to house the landing gear along with ammunition and guns inside a wing. The ellipse was the shape that allowed for the thinnest possible wing with the most area inside, giving engineers room inside to hold the necessary things.

When I set out to design the Spitfire, I wanted to expand my horizons with designing FB planes by trying out some of the Master Series techniques developed by John Overstreet. To keep things simple, and easy to build I chose to go for a fuselage that has a frame that gets skinned in foam, rather than taking the "mold together" route that Overstreet uses. I put a lot of work into adding the scale details using just foam. Like the large wing fillets that characterize the Spitfire, and all the radiators under the wing, and even as far as adding little exhaust stacks. I've also designed 3D printed exhaust stacks, and radiators for under the wing, which will be shared on Thingiverse. Because of the small nose and large size of the Mini Power pod, this design won't have a power pod or even a standard FT Mini Firewall, but if you already have one of the Mini Firewalls, you can make a few simple cuts to make it compatible with this plane. I really liked the shape that @nerdnic was able to achieve on his Spitfire canopy, link to his plane so I took his and made a few changes to make it fit onto my bird.

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@BATTLEAXE graciously reached out to me to help put together this nice video for the plane. So go show him a some love, watch some of his vids, and toss him a sub you can find his channel here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUFM8PpAbZs1F8PEJhgS2EA

Overview-

Speed-
Top speed is very respectable, and while your at speed the plane is very smooth. It slows down very well for landing and remains very stable as your speed decreases.

Handling-
The handling of this plane is very docile, the roll rate is very scale and smooth. The tracking on this plane is outstanding while right side up and inverted!

Stalls-
The stalls on this model are very gentle, and occur at very low speeds. The ailerons aren't the most effective thing at speeds so they can get a little mushy when you are coming in for a landing, but it's not uncontrollable I've landed this bird in a stiff crosswind without any issues.

Aerobatics-
Since the plane lacks a rudder the aerobatic ability is limited to the basics such as, Loops, Rolls, Inverted, Split S's etc.

Take offs-
I like launching this plane by holding it right behind the wing, wrapping my fingers around the wing fillets and giving it a firm toss.

Landing-
Landing this model is like any other FT design all you need to do is lower your airspeed and flare it in. Which I actually found to be a little difficult. Because this plane is quite slippery, I found myself struggling to lower my airspeed enough to land, and I've been starting my glide right before I turn into my final leg for landing when I usually chop the throttle to start the glide once I'm in my final leg.

Skill level-
If you want to put in the time to build this plane, it'd be a great first or second plane that uses ailerons, but since it's a pretty involved build it might not be the best plane for someone who is still expecting to crash.

Plans: Spitfire Plans V1.1
Instructions: Spitfire Instructions
3D Printed Parts: Thingiverse Link

Thanks to @GremlinRC for taking these plans and converting them to a Dxf file format so all of you with laser cutters or CNC machines can cut this plane out: Spitfire Dxf's

Good afternoon my grandson found these plans and had them print it out then as generous as he has he couldn’t wait to drop them off in my house is a grandpa can you build this for me I cut it out and I’m ready to assemble it the only problem is I cannot find a video to show exactly how your plans are built the wingspan on this plane from tip to tip is approximately 29 1/2 inches. if you would be so kind can you please send me the link to the build video I would love to get this done and I’m looking forward to painting it and getting it in the air.
I tried watching the flight test build of theirs but it’s way bigger than this one so it’s very difficult to replicate something that’s a different size although it may be the same plane there’s extra parts and there’s that are not on yours.
I look forward to hearing back from you God bless you.
Dan

 

[cochise99]

I built mine from his pictorial instructions.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Csi4SDhHJhuVIXnRwBtBeT4zUoUZmYtA/view