ZIROLI SPITFIRE AND REDUCTION DRIVE

[wayne owen]

hi guys
ok question, thinking on doing a ziroli spit as they are the early mks ,its 1/4.5 scale at 100" bit of a shame its not 1/4 but you cant have it all i guess anyway going too use a zenoha 62 and would like too use a reduction drive and get a more or less scale solo prop,so question will the mickreeves reduction fit in the ziroli spit seeing its just slightly smaller??? thanks for your help,
regards and happy landings

[Mike Booth]

Wayne if it was me I'd blow the drawing up to 1/4 then you know it's going in.
When I designed mine I drew it up at 1:3.9 and the plug went in.
I'm thinking you could get all the quarter bits from Mick or better still just build Micks.
Simple enough to mod a cowling into MK2 or 5.

[wayne owen]

hey mike
i did think of doing that but if im dead honest ,all though it came out good in the end i have built one of micks before now im not running things in the ground here but i said then never again just too many flaws!! my mate just finsihed his he had same problems as me,i did think about chancing a arm again with the new 1/4 scale spit he just bought out but im not willing too part with that sort of money too make myself work if you know what i mean, if yours was mk1 i would have went for that as time is at a premium at the moment ,so next best thing will be ziroli i guess made about 5-7 of his over the years go together well and fly well ,thanks for your input,
kind regards wayne