Official FlightLine RC 1600mm Spitfire Mk. IX Thread

[Pavel_LKTO]

Did a couple of sorties today, probably last ones this year. Just wanted to say hi to you all and hope you are having as much fun with your Spitfires as I am :)

Btw, I recently added some smoke weathering; besides the unwanted bit of gloss, I’m loving the looks of it!

[Grossman56]

So here's a little tip that I almost learned the hard way. A few weeks ago, one of the retracts on the new Spitty popped out as I'm sure most of us have experienced. So as not to have it happen again, I used E 6000 glue which several of the guys here have used. I reassembled and didn't think anything of it. Turns out that E 6000 can seep out from under as it dries. It glued the retract to the wing and I had a heck of a time getting it loose. Finally managed and peeled off the 'rubber like' glue from the retract case. Got into the case and sure enough there's another blob of 'rubber' on the bottom of the circuit board, 'gumming up ' the travel of the the retract trunion. Popped the stupid thing out and reassembled the retract, tried it out and it works fine. If I have a retract pop out again, the whole darned thing stays apart for a few days so I don't have this happen again. Yes, it was in the air, but stuck in to down position. After landing I goofed around with it and it finally stuck in the up position, but it labored something awful to get there, and there she stayed. Thank God it was on the ground and not in the air, bellying in a Spitty anywhere on our field would not be an enjoyable experience.
BTW, post # 6800, wow, didn't know I had that much to say!

Grossman56

[Grossman56]

Hey guys, I wasn't sure about the Spitfire, but all my stock FMS props have the zip tie mod, at 5000 feet, it made a difference at least to me. I have also used it on the Freewing P51D with good results. When I took some of the planes to Muncie, WOW, at close to sea level, there was a big improvement in performance, mind you I didn't fly them without the zip tie mod there so it may have just been the altitude.
Have to take a look at the spare prop I have for my Spits and see if there's something that could be done.

Grossman56

[Evan D]

The blade root on the FMS is flat so you could do that. The spit has a round root so you can’t. Maybe drill the bolt holes and alignment pin hole angled? In wouldn’t because it may weaken it.

[davegee]

Yeah, what is a Zip-Tie Mod? Best, LB

I used the "zip tie mod" on my 1700mm FMS P-51D. It was sorta a dog, especially at 6000' MSL where I flew out of. What they recommended was take a small section maybe an inch or less long of a zip tie. Then you put the zip tie lengthwise on the prop hub where you will lay the prop down to screw it onto the prop hub. You put the zip tie underneath the forward (leading) edge of the prop. This essentially rotates the prop just a bit to give it a bit more pitch, or bite into the air for more power.

I think it might have worked although I never ran a gun on it to see the difference in speed with the zip ties under each blade.

You can try it to see if it does any good. It didn't hurt anything when I tried it.

Davegee

[JustAnotherFOG]

Personally, I haven't, but the easiest mod you might want to try is the zip tie mod.

Grossman56

Could you please explain?

[Elbee]

Personally, I haven't, but the easiest mod you might want to try is the zip tie mod.

Grossman56

Yeah, what is a Zip-Tie Mod? Best, LB

[f4u ausie]

Personally, I haven't, but the easiest mod you might want to try is the zip tie mod.

Grossman56

Gross what the heck is the zip tie mod??

[Grossman56]

Personally, I haven't, but the easiest mod you might want to try is the zip tie mod.

Grossman56

[JustAnotherFOG]

Has anyone done any modifications to the power system to make this plane a tad bit faster?

[davegee]

The first page and first sentence of our Dash 1 for the KC-135 said flying is inherently dangerous so respect your aircraft rules and regulations, but it was still fun no matter what.

I Totally get the danger involved with tanking aircraft of all sorts, all times of weather, night and day that you guys had to handle with perfection. Good on 'ya and everyone else who did your job!

My dad flew bombers in WWII and Korea, and then flew B-47s in the mid-1950s. He took some video (8mm wind up movie camera) of tanking with the KC-97s. The tankers had to go into a descent and I think the B-47s put down some flaps just so they could hook up without some disaster! That was in the early days of modern air to air refueling.

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[boomer108]

The first page and first sentence of our Dash 1 for the KC-135 said flying is inherently dangerous so respect your aircraft rules and regulations, but it was still fun no matter what.

[davegee]

Et al,

Posted this at the "Lounge".

Thought it a great poster, true or not.

Best, LB

Whether it is real or not, it is excellent!!

davegee

[Elbee]

Et al,

Posted this at the "Lounge".

Thought it a great poster, true or not.

Best, LB

[Grossman56]

A big fan of the movie and a big fan of WW II history as well. In the words of Winston Churchill, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"
He also said that if we forget our history, we are bound to repeat it.
In an interview with Suzanna York about her role in the movie, this was in the '60's', she said that she knew virtually nothing of the battle either and that was just some 20 -25 years after when so many were alive that lived through it.

Grossman56

[Grossman56]

Easy Peasy my friend. Because I had an astigmatism in the right eye, I went the mid grade lenses, ($2200) the left eye didn't have the astigmatism so only needed the basic, which didn't cost anything. It came out great.

[Simon Bee]

Flew mine today.

Had the Battle of Britain ended in a defeat for the RAF the world would be a very different place today.

Here I am in the UK and not even thinking of flying my Spit on Battle of Britain day and you guys , our friends and allies across the pond, flying your Spits on September 15 !
Thanks very much guys, we appreciate it 😃👍 . Most people over here haven’t a clue about the Battle of Britain or the implications if those badly outnumbered pilots had lost the battle. If you look up the photo of Brian ‘Sandy’ Lane , you’ll see the look of strain on the young man’s face, sadly to be KIA two years later.

[boomer108]

Same hear. I still have my Ray Bans from my flying days in the Air Force. I'm scheduled to have cataract surgery in December and I plan on wearing them again. Were not old just well aged!

[Elbee]

Grossman56

Still have my RBs (black frame aviators/dark green lenses) circa '73.

I have replaced every part on 'em at least once.

Don't wear those much these days, but still have them.

Priceless.....to me anyway.

Best, LB

[Grossman56]

I'm hoping to fly tomorrow morning, probably something easy like the RV8, just to get a feel for the new eyeballs. I've actually dug out my old Raybans that I haven't worn in close to 38 years. Back in the Tom Cruise Top Gun days. Don't know why I kept them for that long, but I just couldn't give them up, glad I didn't because they are great now!! Too bad they're associated with old Joe now. One old guy to another I guess, besides, Cruise ain't that young either

Grossman56