Phoenix Spitfire 20cc-30cc
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Watch the video on post#14 and you can see how well the Hobby King HD servoless retract work with the Phoenix struts that come with the plane. Since the video was taken I have work on the mounting of the retracts and now they fully close into the wheel well. Good Luck with yours
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My Spitfire arrived yesterday and I've been going through the box and checking everything. As with my Ryan STA I'm impressed with the construction of this plane. Also like the Ryan the packing was good with each part carefully wrapped in foam sheets and the covering looks good and will require little shrinking. I experimented with using a wet 3-M abrasive pad to see if I could remove some of the gloss from the covering material and was pleased with the results. The pad takes little effort to rough up the shine and leaves a nice uniform mat finish. WWII warbirds aren't supposed to be shiny.
I don't intend to do a build thread on this plane but for the benefit of other builders or for those thinking about buying this plane I'll touch on the high points of assembly as I progress. It might also help to share with those who have already been through the process and compare our experiences. So far I'm optimistic that it will produce in a nice semi-scale sport plane that will look good but also fly well.
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I don't intend to do a build thread on this plane but for the benefit of other builders or for those thinking about buying this plane I'll touch on the high points of assembly as I progress. It might also help to share with those who have already been through the process and compare our experiences. So far I'm optimistic that it will produce in a nice semi-scale sport plane that will look good but also fly well.
Tom
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I use them for other things too but they have worked well for removing the shine from iron-on, heat-shrink covering material like Monokote or others. The trick is to not press too hard especially over open areas such as between wing ribs. Too much pressure and you'll get an uneven look at the edges where there is a structure under the covering.
A fellow club member and friend uses rattle can Krylon or Rustoleum, flat clear to get the same results. He says they both stand up to nitromethane fuel as well as gasoline. I've never tried his method however.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Tom
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Watch the video on post#14 and you can see how well the Hobby King HD servoless retract work with the Phoenix struts that come with the plane. Since the video was taken I have work on the mounting of the retracts and now they fully close into the wheel well. Good Luck with yours
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I know this is an older thread, but I am starting my Phoenix Spit 30CC and I have found the incidences to be: The stab is zero, the wing is at +1.8 and the engine is at -1.8. what do you guys who flew it think?
Did you set the CG per plans? what were the final surface deflections you arrived at?
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.... Cheers!
Did you set the CG per plans? what were the final surface deflections you arrived at?
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.... Cheers!
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Mine is almost finished... I had a couple of 20cc engines hanging around and am looking at downsizing my fleet from the large scale birds to something a bit easier to haul around and put together etc.. getting old here! Losing the excitement of flying the large birds.. this looked perfect, .60 glow size is too small and this Spit looked great. I bought those HK retracts! Love them ... plane is about ready... everything went together pretty well thanks to all the comments here on this thread.. Big thanks!
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