Welp, finally got to fly my spitty. Hand launching is a little rough. Takes it a bit to get enough speed up to start to climb. Thank god i launched over some really tall grass, cushioned the first two attempts as it didnt make it in the air. Once in the air, i love it tho. This thing is fast! Tracks well too. Not used to the speed have been flying EPP park flyers and an E-flite Eratix before this. The engine tries to stall alot and hasn't been running very good. Its a GMS .25. Loops and rolls it tries to flame out on me, hasn't yet tho. Dosen't come to the pipe unless im going straight and divng a little. I think it was due to a dirty fuel filter. Removed the filter and did a couple mods to the engine (drilled out fuel inlet like posted in that really long GMS thread, removed the remote needle valve and put it on the carb, and removed one of the copper gaskets under the head), it really screams now on my test stand. Hopefully in runs the same way inverted in flight. Great plane though, really tough and fast, cant wait to try it again.

Thats what I decided to do. I already had the 15 LA at home, but decided to return it and order a 25 LA instead.

The Mustang should have nothing less (or more) than a 32SX with Nelson Pipe... LOL

In ejc34710' post at the top of this page he refers to a "really long gms thread". I am searching for this thread and have been unable to find it. Any help?

ill see if i can find that thread again...

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_22..._1/key_/tm.htm there it is. I was having major probs with my gms 25, but i drilled out the fuel inlet and added a baffle to the muffler and it runs GREAT now. The baffle made the biggest difference. Wasnt getting enough pressure from the muffler, so it weasnt getting fuel. Happy flyin'.

i have the p-40 and found it to fly and hand launch nicewith 10-4 prop thats with a gms 25 .runs great.how well does the spit fly at slow speeds.im thinking of getting one as well

I have aGP Spitfire and a Mustang each with there own OS 25LA Engine turning 9X4 props (tornado) using Blue Thunder 5%and 22% casters oil ( I added some ) Every one that sees them fly are amazed atthe speed and control of these warbirds.just think if I had bought one of those OS 25FX engines. should have got some befor they stoped making them.Mustang is a belly landings, and it dose slide on the head. Spitfire 2in. wheels and add 3oz of 2 part epoxy mixed with BBs and poured in a 3/8 hole drilled in back. LIKE A ROCKET

It flys sweet at 1/2 throttle also and I have found no bad habbits other then nose over on landings.

Don B.H.
RCCA #957
RCPro#567

Mine arrives today. I'll be installing GP .10-sized mechanical retracts, like I did in the combat P-47.
This is the only thread where anyone mentions putting retracts in this plane. But there's no posts about sucess of such a venture. I had my servo mounted through the bottom of the wing in the P-47 and the belly pan covered the bottom of the servo.
Not sure how it'll work on this Spitfire. Maybe I could go with E-flite's new electric retracts.....

Hand launching just is too difficult with my 10x9 props I use on my Saito .40. And who can tolerate a warbird with fixed gear?

Maybe I will wait until E-Flite's 85º retracts for .15-.25 sized planes are released. Maybe I could even install them in a scale position. I would have probably just installed them in a backwards (more conventional) configuration with the mechanical retract route.

Somewhere I have a post about my GP Combat Mustang. It has a OS 32SX on it with a Nelson pipe... We clocked it at well over 120mph.... No bad tendancies after HEAVY modification... LOL

The Mustang was my first GP Combat plane. So far, it was the best. We'll give the Spitty a chance, though!

Damn, the wing on the spitfire is only one half as thick as the P-47 wing. Retracts are going to be a chore.

This thread is on it's last legs.

I bought the .10-.15 e-flite retracts and installed them in the scale location. These retracts are very impressive and very sturdy. The dihedral of the wings gives the gear a decent scale-like look. Have to use thin wheels to get them inside of the thin wing. Ordered Dave Brown Treaded Lectra Lite Flite Wheel 2" wheels. They are 1/2" wide. Will use e-flite wheels until they arrive. Will maiden this weekend.

Retracts in place! Wow! Thanks for the info. Would be great to see pics of how and where....

I wonder if those spitty retracts would work in the mustang... Pictures? How are you activating them?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU7VLjRK5X8

These are not the wheels of choice. I had to order them and these E-flite wheels are temporary.

The grass was tall at the field. I hadn't balanced the plane and it was nose-heavy a tad. It wanted to nose-over on take-off attempts. Maybe too much down-thrust.

After moving battery back as far as I can, now it's a tad tail heavy. I also dialed a lot more elevator on high rates for roll out. If I forget to switch to low rates, it'll snap on me for sure. I'll try the changes out tomorrow. But the grass will still be tall...

Nothing but respect for ya, Mike. I got some small Robart mechanicals a while back, but the trouble to put them in just wasn't worth it. I like my planes simple and fast.

Me too. I just got tired crashing on the hand launches. The 10x9 prop just makes it too hard to get going. And fixed gear on a warbird?

Took off with authority by moving the CoG aft. Needed some down trim on the maiden. Flew wonderfully fast. The servo arm grabbed some of the tall grass on the landing. I think I'll install some sort of shield in front of one of the servo arms. The other is protected by the exhaust, which keeps that wing off the ground.

If I flew off pavement, I'd simply use the retracts to land, as well. I might try them for landing when the grass is shorter.


Any suggestions of a servo-arm shield?

Glad to hear the maiden flights went well! Hard to advise on 'cowl' without seeing a picture... hint hint ... I have seen thermoplastic used (e.g. most fizzy drinks bottles I think?), it being melted with a hot air gun over a mould or former. Main problem is accuracy, especially at internal corners. A vacuum former machine would be ideal if you know of one to 'borrow' (as found in many UK schools). Not sure where the cowl is situated (underside of wing?) but might need to watch for effects on aerodynamics of course. I had wondered if it could be made to look like what I assume to be intakes that I think I've seen on real spits, or was that the hurricane?

Any of you guys currently flying any real combat? Sanctioned event with streamers for NPS? Of course not with any of the GP "Combat" series like the Spit. Cute little plane and I have the mustang and corsiar, inherited from someone. what gets me is that so much attention goes to stuff like this when real combat is dying for you guys to get real and show up for the events that are posted. If you can get to them that is.

Just another prime example of a munufacturer out of touch with reality and selling a mislabelled product that was unsuitable even for the class of scale it was designed for. Way too fragile. Only a handful of diehards still flying 2610, or whatever they call it now, out in the far northwest. Other classes of scale aren't doing much better for participation and we really need you to fly in them for real.

My piont, and I hope that you get that I mean this as encouragement, is that scale combat, whatever class you prefer, needs your enthusiasm in the real world! Suit up and show up if you can guys, or COMBAT will be liittle more than discusions on putting retracts in a GP Arf that will never drag a streamer in real life. If there's no contest in your area, become the leading force and put one up there!

Good luck and watch your six!

No intention of flying combat with a plane that has soooooo much custom modification to it. Even if the plane were "stock" per the box instructions, I still wouldn't fly combat with them for fear of collision and ruining expensive radio equipment, motors, etc. in my thread about the p-40 vs. Mustang, I was lucky to get my plane down in one piece... and we were just playing chase.... granted, we were going over 130 mph...

</p><div>Then get one of the BULLET PROOF KI 43 Oscars or P-47N by Chris Handegard</div><div>and go to town.</div><div>It is a good build and fly's great. They are Tuff, my Oscar took a mid air hit</div><div>and some ground pounding and still flying sweet.</div>

My Mustang is running an OS32SX with Nelson pipe... go to town is RIGHT!