Spitfire Information please

[Andy Shailer]

Ive been ask to sort out an old Spitfire for a friend, he brought years back from 2nd hand shop , I know nothing about the brand or history, wingspan is 63 inchs

fuss is 55 inchs, retracks of which Ive never seen before! it has foam wings covered with veneer, I did think flair but dont think they did one this size.

Any info much apprecite please.

[Lindsay Todd]

looks very much like an older Mick Reeves kit to me 

[jeff2wings]

Definitely, the u/c looks like Micro Mold copy of the Carl Goldberg units,very reliable when setup. 

[leccyflyer]

Agreed - looks like the Mick Reeves sports scale Spitfire.

[Andy Stephenson]

If the leading edge of the wing is straight, then it's most likely a Mick Reeves model from the 70s.

[Brian Cooper]

Yup, it's a Mick Reeves or Ripmax Spitfire. 

I had a couple of these back in the 1970s but I haven't seen one for a long time. 

 

They fly reasonably well but will require application of right rudder on takeoff if the flying speed isn't up to cruising speed. 

 

Enjoy.

[Eric Robson]

The retracts are Comet, I had some they worked well. The quadrant could be removed and I made a new one from marine ply to reduce the movement to suit a FW 190. It worked for a while but became erratic so I put the plastic one back. The later Mick Reeves Spitfire had a modified wing to attain a more elliptical shape, if my memory is  correct. 

[Andy Shailer]

Hi All,

Many thanks for all your info, it's much appreciated, was there a retact servo in the 70s, like the retract servo of today as in the,  Hi Tec HS-75BB, or was a basic run of the mill servo used, again many thanks for any info.

Reagards

Andy

[Andy Shailer]

Hi All, was there a retact servo in the 70s, like the retract servo of today as in the,  Hi Tec HS-75BB, or was a basic run of the mill servo used, again many thanks for any info, I've fitted the Hi-Tec Retract servo but I can't seem to to get enough movement to fully lock the legs down.

Reagards

Andy

[john stones 1 - Moderator]

5 minutes ago, Andy Shailer said:

Hi All, was there a retact servo in the 70s, like the retract servo of today as in the,  Hi Tec HS-75BB, or was a basic run of the mill servo used, again many thanks for any info, I've fitted the Hi-Tec Retract servo but I can't seem to to get enough movement to fully lock the legs down.

Reagards

Andy

 

Can you drill a blank horn at servo end to give more throw Andy ?

[Andy Shailer]

Hi John, thank you, no I dont think I can, not much room at all to be honest once the servo is in, the wheels lock up, but down Im are about 1/2 inch to short to lock down, 

I had enough tonight, as beed working on it few days now lol, at the weekend Im going to try servo arm maybe that might give move throw, as up to now i've only used the servo disc up to now.

 

Andy