WARBIRDRCER

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Spitfire Brotherhood Update, we now have 220 in our squadron.

Welcome to the Spitfire Brotherhood

220.Ram-bro

Spitfire Brotherhood
Start Date: 12-28-2011
Current Date: 5-15-2014
Roster

1.Warbirdrcer
1.5 Talimena Kidd
2.tfarmer96
3.KP
4.Helijet
5.Brad3301
6.MajorTomski
7.Daddysam
8.FireBee
9.denoferth
10.Landeck
11.jcpenney
12.jet22b
13.funfly-RCU
14.flyingpiggy
15.glazier808
16.Super Chief
17.verbails
18.jetjockey 3
19.triumphman49
20.Trent Smith
21.rtigg
22.saito18
23.warbirdguy
24.stephanmk1
25.Rotten40851
26.kenair
27.aerofalcon
28.DGUY
29.dasintex
30.Chad Veich
31.Asanders
32.hy flyr
33.dgiokas
34.Capt Easy
35.Meschmidt
36.Cal Branton
37.Pitts532M
38.dennymo
39.lovehydro
40.YellowAircraft
41.flyingchef
42.thrawn150
43.j-d
44.tevans55
45.H. Dale
46.bonemadderek
47.flyntruk
48.discusmike
49.HAM639
50.redtail
51.barron
52.Saramos
53.discusmike
54.tclocs
55.Vasek
56.Saburo Sakai
57.Nordicz
58.Orvis
59.Tony Iannucelli
60.Lifer
61.Crash Bandicoute
62.CRJDriver
63.fytrjok
64.mad web tv scientist
65.David Bathe
66.77chickenhawk
67.stimul8tor
68.hockeypilot
69.JoeSpitfire
70.Flakbait
71.SIX GUNS
72.spadsriver09
73.ForcesR
74.rogera
75.Hairy46
76.markhamregular
77.JL636
78.wpdunn3
79.Warbird 1
80.Moparmaniac
81.moto-x
82.baldeagle
83.2001az
84.schulze rocks
85.Skopik
86.Syd Byrne
87.albsurfer
88.KiwiKid
89.shanksow
90.JORDY200
91.mistermnkim
92.SuchIsLife
93.RCdude13
94.wphilb
95.hal_bert
96.prgonzalez
97.bogeyp38
98.TwinTurboZ
99.Jimmy Skids
100. SafetyWrench
101. Peter OZ
102. CAPT John
103. tahfiet
104. Pakcikjo
105. marquisvns
106. TheEdge
107. ahgoodman
108. F4u5
109. rcnats
110. John Taylor
111. Larry Kruse
112. Jim Reynolds
113. skysnake
114. Spitfire7856
115. Eds Trek
116. P51Tom
117. Wayne
118. Jimm
119. SteveD-RCU
120. jln1320
121. Moggy
122. 108buzz
123. Tobbe
124. blkangus
125. Mark Franke
126. Phat Reliant
127. flygono
128. Ford34tom
129. Seamus OLeprosy
130. facia
131. catboater
132. Chucksolo69
133. Hooton Park
134. perttime
135. spura
136. oo7fly4fun
137. RPRCBuilder
138. Scratchbuilder46
139. jchtr3a/John Harrigal
140. DLap
141. Klap
142. Capstan
143. N1EDM
144. OldScaleGuy
145. C.O.
146. Michel Gravelle
147. TTRotary
148. ARUP
149. rebranger
150. davidhand
151. InboundLZ
152. Prekin
153. A6TEXAN
154. oh44007
155. DougB1
156. sailormc
157. ccostant
158. Dweed7944
159. maddog 71
160. Jaoa68
160.5 Agent E
161. Bumble.bee78
162. ddemarco
163. dshorrock
164. Emil The Swede
165. smkrcflyer
166. f16man
167. peterduplessis
168. Morgax
169. goph
170. TimJ
171. paladin
172. Motoman326
173. Quikturn
174. kahloq
175. dinodigger II
176. eagledancer
177. tom sandiego
178. raaf
179. Spitfire 1a
180. mogman
181. salisbug
182. dcwwcp
183. nirtza79
184. LKruse
185. Flyfast1
186. mpro326
187. oldtimer4759
188. AZThud
189. DavidAgar WA, USA
190. David’s Dad (In Memory and Honor of his service to Freedom)
191. Capt G NV, USA
192. GregorB
193.KaP2011
194. Hawkflyer
195. taygher
196. rupa Switzerland
197. Phantom pty Panama
198.GWarden
199.CNY_Dave NY, USA
200.Rebel Flyer MN, USA
201.Alex A&MMODELS FL, USA
202.sparky4lawndart CA, USA
203.Owl NC, USA
204.Jim Branaum TX, USA
205.speed20
206.Maverick47 CO, USA
207.patrnflyr TX, USA
208. Sean Curry FL, USA
209. K5054 Ottawa, ON Canada
210.XTRA230 Australia
211.Mpizpilot NY, USA
212.nayo
213.THEJADEGROUP IN, USA
214.Hawk131
215.karel47 Belgium
216.MarkJ59
217. ArmourGod
218.warbirdmustang KY, USA
219.nigeh-2013
220.Ram-bro NE, USA

If you would like to join the Spitfire Brotherhood please send me a PM here from RCU, or just make your request on this thread. I will track and assign you a number.

Never can tell when you may run into another Spitfire Brother some where, so join now.

Prekin

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A new aircraft in the bay. Last day I tried to be a Spitfire mechanic. It was amazing got this job for a one day.

WARBIRDRCER

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Great saying Prekin,
God created aircraft mechanics, so pilots can have heroes too.

Steve A&P/IA

Prekin

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It´s motto of my squadron.

Hawk131

Well I finally got my Spitfire maidened Sunday, wow what a plane. It's a Hanger 9 Spitfire. 60 with a DLE 20. She glides in for a landing, no flaps either landing. It's official I think I like my warbirds more than my aerobatic planes.

facia

Congratulations on your successful maiden. She looks great and you bet, the Spitfire looks awesome in the air.
Did you have any nose over tendencies?
Can't wait to get mine back up in the air this year.

Andreas
Happy building & flying.

Jim Branaum

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A friend and I were doing historical stuff this weekend and one of the subjects of conversation was the cannon bays in the Spitfire.

At one time there was an attempt to put 4 cannon on board but the idea was discontinued as there was not enough room in the bay for more than a very few seconds of cannon fire. By removing one cannon, enough ammunition could be carried in the other bay to make the weapon effective and avoid redesigning the wing and construction routine.

We noticed that almost ALL wartime photos show the cannon in a different bay than peacetime photos. Anyone have any ideas as to why?

youngguy

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Depends on which wing the Spits had. The E wing or universal wing was put into service later in the war while the C wing was used earlier in the conflict. It was able to accommodate heaver and a wider range of armament than the C wing. The E wing had the canons in the outer bays and a 50 cal inboard of the canon. This wing was used with the Mark IX and with most later MKs as the C wings became unavailable. A lot of the Mk IXs' were converted IVs'. So you are likely to see photos of this Mk with canons in ether position (even the MK XIV could have ether). This is likely why most post war Spits had the canons in different positions as they were more likely to have the E wing.

Hawk131

No Facia, I was taught to pull elevator when I land and we also have a paved runway.

facia

The paved runway sure helps. I am flying off of a grass runway and even with pulled elevator, she wants to
nose over on take off as soon as throttle is applied. It's a balancing act every time, but I am able to manage it.

Andreas

Hawk131

That's good you can handle it, I've never flown any of my glow or gas planes off of grass, I'm sure it is very different than pavement, we have our own issues at our field, all are meteorological. The altitude is main factor, we are at 6500' less oxygen, so engines aren't as efficient up here. Also air density is thin and gets worse when the heat is on. Some times when the temp is 90○ we have the air density of 10,000 '. It's also windy most of the time, here if you wait for the wind to disappear you won't ever fly.

albsurfer

Hawk131, I love mine pretty equally. It's fun once in a while to make my H9 Spit do things the real one couldn't do aerobatically.
We get a lot of wind here too. the afternoons are 10-15 mph winds most of the year. Lately it's been getting to 20+ because of storm fronts around us. Fortunately I get to fly off an AMA designed paved field.
Happy flying to you.

DocYates

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I have a 1/5 size Pica Spitfire I am in the process of retrofitting, and would like to join the Spitfire brotherhood. Can you guys teach me the secret handshake?
Thanks
Tommy

vasek

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No secret handshake, keep your fingers on the sticks! LOL

triumphman49

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Hey DOC,
Good to see you here. What do ya'll think, . . . a Moki 180, OS GT33 or an Evolution GX33 for his Pica Spitfire??

Have a great weekend

T-man49 in Al

radfordc

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Hobby King 1/5 Spitfire on sale today. $430

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=24001

Scratchie

I'm looking for spitfire reference books I can get at the library.

What I want to know is what MK variants operated in what theater during WWII. I'm planning on building a MK I or MK IX and am now considering paint schemes. I don't want to put a desert camo on a MK I if they weren't in that theater.

Next, I'd like a book that shows the differences between the MK's I through IV.

Thanks for you help.

mad web tv scientist

THANK YOU FELLOW VETERANS FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE AND EVERYTHING MANY OF YOU ARE STILL DOING. (I wish my animated "Spitfire escort fighters" would have been allowed to post with this expression of gratitude on my Facebook Timeline. (Timeline URL is located below at the end of my "Post signature.")




Enough said.

Out.



FIGHTERS - AVIATION'S ULTIMATE CALL TO GLORY, HONOR, AND IMMORTALITY (Rom. 2)
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PS http://www.rcuniverse.com/community/...g&memid=266748 might help show a motive behind the destruction of my web sites and pictures.

https://www.facebook.com/richard.porter.167 brings up a sample of some of my latest web warfare that's keeping me pined down a lot.

[IMG]file:///C:/Users/Richard/Pictures/importD13[1].gif[/IMG] (The code is all that is left of my moving animated spitfire.)

tclocs

Need some help, I have a GS Spitfire from World Models and a need for a left wing, Doing some surgery on the wing, the ply in the landing gear area was damaged in a landing and am trying to avoid purchasing a new set of wings.

KaP2011

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Is a repair out of the question? Some photo's might help in determining how to repair.

Lifer

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Does anybody have a video of their Top Flite GS Spitfire in action? I'd like to see something other than a factory video to determine its flying qualities.

Thanks in advance!

Jetjockey_3

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Here are a few updates on my Mk14 Spit. I have merged a Century Jet fuse with a Yellow Aircraft wing and tail section.

The last pic is the color scheme I plan to paint mine.

WARBIRDRCER

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Spitfire Brotherhood Update, we now have 222 in our squadron.

Welcome to the Spitfire Brotherhood

221.DocYates
222.Scratchie

Spitfire Brotherhood
Start Date: 12-28-2011
Current Date: 5-27-2014
Roster

1.Warbirdrcer
1.5 Talimena Kidd
2.tfarmer96
3.KP
4.Helijet
5.Brad3301
6.MajorTomski
7.Daddysam
8.FireBee
9.denoferth
10.Landeck
11.jcpenney
12.jet22b
13.funfly-RCU
14.flyingpiggy
15.glazier808
16.Super Chief
17.verbails
18.jetjockey 3
19.triumphman49
20.Trent Smith
21.rtigg
22.saito18
23.warbirdguy
24.stephanmk1
25.Rotten40851
26.kenair
27.aerofalcon
28.DGUY
29.dasintex
30.Chad Veich
31.Asanders
32.hy flyr
33.dgiokas
34.Capt Easy
35.Meschmidt
36.Cal Branton
37.Pitts532M
38.dennymo
39.lovehydro
40.YellowAircraft
41.flyingchef
42.thrawn150
43.j-d
44.tevans55
45.H. Dale
46.bonemadderek
47.flyntruk
48.discusmike
49.HAM639
50.redtail
51.barron
52.Saramos
53.discusmike
54.tclocs
55.Vasek
56.Saburo Sakai
57.Nordicz
58.Orvis
59.Tony Iannucelli
60.Lifer
61.Crash Bandicoute
62.CRJDriver
63.fytrjok
64.mad web tv scientist
65.David Bathe
66.77chickenhawk
67.stimul8tor
68.hockeypilot
69.JoeSpitfire
70.Flakbait
71.SIX GUNS
72.spadsriver09
73.ForcesR
74.rogera
75.Hairy46
76.markhamregular
77.JL636
78.wpdunn3
79.Warbird 1
80.Moparmaniac
81.moto-x
82.baldeagle
83.2001az
84.schulze rocks
85.Skopik
86.Syd Byrne
87.albsurfer
88.KiwiKid
89.shanksow
90.JORDY200
91.mistermnkim
92.SuchIsLife
93.RCdude13
94.wphilb
95.hal_bert
96.prgonzalez
97.bogeyp38
98.TwinTurboZ
99.Jimmy Skids
100. SafetyWrench
101. Peter OZ
102. CAPT John
103. tahfiet
104. Pakcikjo
105. marquisvns
106. TheEdge
107. ahgoodman
108. F4u5
109. rcnats
110. John Taylor
111. Larry Kruse
112. Jim Reynolds
113. skysnake
114. Spitfire7856
115. Eds Trek
116. P51Tom
117. Wayne
118. Jimm
119. SteveD-RCU
120. jln1320
121. Moggy
122. 108buzz
123. Tobbe
124. blkangus
125. Mark Franke
126. Phat Reliant
127. flygono
128. Ford34tom
129. Seamus OLeprosy
130. facia
131. catboater
132. Chucksolo69
133. Hooton Park
134. perttime
135. spura
136. oo7fly4fun
137. RPRCBuilder
138. Scratchbuilder46
139. jchtr3a/John Harrigal
140. DLap
141. Klap
142. Capstan
143. N1EDM
144. OldScaleGuy
145. C.O.
146. Michel Gravelle
147. TTRotary
148. ARUP
149. rebranger
150. davidhand
151. InboundLZ
152. Prekin
153. A6TEXAN
154. oh44007
155. DougB1
156. sailormc
157. ccostant
158. Dweed7944
159. maddog 71
160. Jaoa68
160.5 Agent E
161. Bumble.bee78
162. ddemarco
163. dshorrock
164. Emil The Swede
165. smkrcflyer
166. f16man
167. peterduplessis
168. Morgax
169. goph
170. TimJ
171. paladin
172. Motoman326
173. Quikturn
174. kahloq
175. dinodigger II
176. eagledancer
177. tom sandiego
178. raaf
179. Spitfire 1a
180. mogman
181. salisbug
182. dcwwcp
183. nirtza79
184. LKruse
185. Flyfast1
186. mpro326
187. oldtimer4759
188. AZThud
189. DavidAgar WA, USA
190. David’s Dad (In Memory and Honor of his service to Freedom)
191. Capt G NV, USA
192. GregorB
193.KaP2011
194. Hawkflyer
195. taygher
196. rupa Switzerland
197. Phantom pty Panama
198.GWarden
199.CNY_Dave NY, USA
200.Rebel Flyer MN, USA
201.Alex A&MMODELS FL, USA
202.sparky4lawndart CA, USA
203.Owl NC, USA
204.Jim Branaum TX, USA
205.speed20
206.Maverick47 CO, USA
207.patrnflyr TX, USA
208. Sean Curry FL, USA
209. K5054 Ottawa, ON Canada
210.XTRA230 Australia
211.Mpizpilot NY, USA
212.nayo
213.THEJADEGROUP IN, USA
214.Hawk131
215.karel47 Belgium
216.MarkJ59
217.ArmourGod
218.warbirdmustang KY, USA
219.nigeh-2013
220.Ram-bro NE, USA
221.DocYates AL, USA
222.Scratchie

If you would like to join the Spitfire Brotherhood please send me a PM here from RCU, or just make your request on this thread. I will track and assign you a number.

Never can tell when you may run into another Spitfire Brother some where, so join now.

Scratchie

Glad to join, thank you.

Is there a way to organize the posts - creating a single place where all the Spitfire build/research threads would be? Is that a "sticky" post?

trisdisp57

Top Flite spitfire 1/7th sport scale kit on the building board now. cant wait to finish it and fly it