Mick Reeves 1/4 Mk IX Spitfire

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Re: Mick Reeves 1/4 Mk IX Spitfire

Postby Phil Clark » February 14th, 2017, 8:49 am

Thanks Rob.........not as pretty as this one though from a few years previous. PROPER Spitfires are green & brown :D

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See ya

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Re: Mick Reeves 1/4 Mk IX Spitfire

Postby Dave Wilshere » February 14th, 2017, 8:58 pm

Yes, but that weighed the same as the full size ;-)

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Re: Mick Reeves 1/4 Mk IX Spitfire

Postby Phil Clark » February 15th, 2017, 8:41 am

Hardly surprising with a Hacker 200, 14s 13,500 Lipo's + a sound system with another 3s Lipo & 3 x 4" speakers.......but did it fly well....yes it did :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhFTC6mcXo0

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Re: Mick Reeves 1/4 Mk IX Spitfire

Postby Rob Crawford » February 27th, 2017, 5:16 pm

Wow! just wow!

Please tell me you had a gyro in that.

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Re: Mick Reeves 1/4 Mk IX Spitfire

Postby Phil Clark » February 27th, 2017, 6:29 pm

No......no Gyro. This was built back in 2008-09......a little pre Gyro's in fixed wing stuff. It was also from my Ali Machinchy......& his thumbs were good enough not to need one!!!!

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Re: Mick Reeves 1/4 Mk IX Spitfire

Postby Bob Thompson1894 » February 28th, 2017, 8:27 am

Phil Clark wrote:No......no Gyro. This was built back in 2008-09......a little pre Gyro's in fixed wing stuff. It was also from my Ali Machinchy......& his thumbs were good enough not to need one!!!!

Phil

Or a pilot it seems.....lol

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Re: Mick Reeves 1/4 Mk IX Spitfire

Postby Rob Crawford » February 28th, 2017, 12:42 pm

Outstanding Phil,just it looks like it's on rails maybe the setup maybe the pilot or a bit of both.

One of the best looking spits around i'll bet,cheers for posting.

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Re: Mick Reeves 1/4 Mk IX Spitfire

Postby Aaron norman » February 28th, 2017, 4:57 pm

Were is it now

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Re: Mick Reeves 1/4 Mk IX Spitfire

Postby Phil Clark » February 28th, 2017, 8:20 pm

Rob - thanks a lot......Ali only flew it a handful of times (before he sold it to a new owner in the USA Aaron).......it did fly very well though. It wasn't short in the power department (Hacker 200 on 14s drawing in excess of 250A) + as Dave has commented, it was heavy......very heavy. In my book, this 'light is right' is way off the mark when Warbirds are concerned.

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Re: Mick Reeves 1/4 Mk IX Spitfire

Postby stewart clifford » February 28th, 2017, 8:23 pm

Hi Rob, you shouldn't need a gyro in it mate.

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Re: Mick Reeves 1/4 Mk IX Spitfire

Postby Dave Wilshere » March 1st, 2017, 6:58 pm

Phil

I agree, heavy does look better, problem is with 'toy size' the margin is less if something stops. electric is normally good...but not infallible! The foamie 4 s 2200 fighters from FMS are the best around because they are heavy! Still nice to fly, but brilliant training for a 'proper' mans warbird. We have a CARF Corsair with every option possible and it sits at 26kg, I expect it to fly and look great. I describe them as flying through the air and not on it...

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Re: Mick Reeves 1/4 Mk IX Spitfire

Postby Dave Wilshere » March 1st, 2017, 7:02 pm

Here is my old Yellow A/C P-38 at nearly 19kg! Fema on board starters with 2 x 10cell Nicad starters!!
No gyro (though could have done with a rudder one for the torque!)
www.youtube.com/v/oxh5c-TSVno&rel=1

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Re: Mick Reeves 1/4 Mk IX Spitfire

Postby Phil Clark » March 1st, 2017, 9:19 pm

Goes well...... :)

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Re: Mick Reeves 1/4 Mk IX Spitfire

Postby Dave Wilshere » March 1st, 2017, 9:58 pm

2 x Zenoah 38's One throttle setting except landing!


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