Geo. Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 My first larger heavier model with a 120 up front. What servos should i use, digital or high torque standards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engine Doctor Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Hi Goe I have the Flair 72" spitfire and apart from a standard high torque on the elevatorand retract servo for U/c all the rest are good old futaba 3001 . Power is OS 120 and they seem perfectly adequate.Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john corcoran Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Hi geo I fly the cm pro spitfire 72" usingall 3001 servos but was advised by a fellowmodeller to use 3010 high torque on elevator so I did and she is A1 my mate has been ripping up the sky with the same set up with 3 years no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo. Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 Cheers guys for the info on your setups.Will go high torque on elevator.Regards and happy landings!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thornton Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Hi chaps,Im hell bent on building a spitfire from scratch, and body any sugestions on the best beginers kit, not a stick together jobby, i really want to work hard on this.Cheers, John T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engine Doctor Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Hi John .When you say a beginners kit ,do you mean begginer as in flying or building ? If its flying you probably know that a Spitfire is not a googd idea ;if its building then a spitfire may not be a good idea to start on but try a simpler scale project .If it really must be a Spitfire then try the BMFA classifieds or the classifieds on this RCME site with a wanted add. You didn't memtion how big you wanted to build ? Balsa craft (now extinct)did a spitfire kit about 40 odd inch ,if you can find one. Pilot (also extinct)did a proper builders kit,again about 48 inch, a few years ago but you will probably have to pay a good price for one of those ,quite rare now. Apart from Plans the only "proper kit" I'm aware of thats easily available is the DB Spitfire for 30cc plus engines. The Top fFight Gold edition kits may include a Spitfire they were about 65 inch span ,but not sure. DONT be tempted to buy a PICA kit , unless its a really early one . They were laterly produced in italy and the materials and, well every-thing about the kits are IMHO awful/rubbish. I am half way through a DB Hurricane build for a mate. although the plan shows a Super Tiger 3000/3250 I am fitting a 50cc petrol for reliability . The DB kit is pretty good with the built up wing kit . Prior to that I built a P40 Warhawk from a Pica kit and it was hard work with all the rubbish parts having to be re-made from proper materials. Hope you have luck in finding a project but chat to your club mates before jumping in.Regards E.D> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thornton Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Dear EDMany thanks for your long reply, all points noted the spits you are talking about with 30cc plus engines sound fantastic.The more i read and see i believe i will have to settle for something far more sedate as i am a beginner flyer as well as builder but being an engineer and haveing some time on my hands the odds are not totally against me,Thanks again John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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