Ripmax Spitfire EP

[Kelly]

The best ARTF to date.

 

Minor issues with the Spinner and motor mount as mentioned in the reviews, apart from that nothing more to say.

 

Superior quality ARTF 

[Andrew Clarke 3]

my mate flys one,apart from the motor mount pulling loose,no problems,beautiful flyer[the plane not him]

[Merlin spit]

it flys so well for a spitfire l ,i have a couple of  crashes and its held up well ,looks good in the air .would buy another if i had to

[Pete B]

I would unquestionably have bought one of these recently except for two things:

1. The cowling just doesn't look right.  The cone-like shape immediately behind the spinner isn't part of any Spit I've seen. I understand the Haikong Spitfire cowl is a direct replacement for it, if one can be found.

2. The silvery camouflage finish again just does not look convincing.

It's a real shame - I saw one flying at Middle Wallop at the weekend and was really impressed with it.

 

I'll get me coat..........

 

Pete

[paul@scc]

My mates Spit with retracts, nose job and scoops.

[winchweight]

Wow!!!

 

That looks fantastic. Wish I hadn't sold mine.

[Kelly]

Mine,

 

Nose job, exhausts,radio mast, mirror, radiators, airscoop and tailwheel.

 

[Romeo Whisky]

Must admit I was also put off by the cowling like Pete B, but I've seen one fly and it does look good in the air and is a great flier.

 

I've got the Ripmax Mustang which also looks great and flies beautifully, but I wish it had retracts and I'm not sure I'm clever enough to fit them to a model not designed for them.

 

Here's my Ripmax P51 in flight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[jez]

mine is bit battered now , was wondering if its worth stripping off the covering and re doing ?

great flier though , have great fun at the club dogfighting with a me 109

jez

[martyn sharp]

Any charnce of geting any details on how the retracts were fitted  from your mate paul what bit her had to renforce and size etc ?

 

Good photo RW as you say would be nice with retracts I would have throught Ripmax would have marketed and fitting kits for all 3 ep models

 

Martyn 

 

 

Edited By martyn sharp on 14/05/2010 18:48:08

[paul@scc]

Hi Martyn.

I will try to get some pics. He did show me some on an iphone. Lets hope he has not deleted them.

[paul@scc]

Martyn.

Unfortunately my mate did not keep the pics. I got a couple today while we were at the flying site.

I must admit it looks like a complicated fit. The servos and retracts are angled.

[martyn sharp]

  Thanks Paul as you say it's a complicated fit , it might be a case for the new servoless retracts thar are available .

many thanks for the photos

 

Martyn

[Kelly]

Model shop Leeds has a nice set of servoless retracts,complete with all the fittings,just need wheels to suit the Spit. less than 50 quid.

 

Not shown on their web page.

 

 

[martyn sharp]

 Hi kelvin do you know if thay are plastic or metal

 

 Thanks

 

 Martyn

[Kelly]

Hi Martyn,

 

Full specs here

Retracts

[martyn sharp]

 Thanks kelvin a good make and a good price  might just get a set  has anyone out there tried them ?

 

thanks once again Kelvin

 Martyn

 

 

[Jeremy Butler]

I have been flying my Ripmax spitfire for a few months now and its great. One question though. Due to problems with a previous belly landing model always breaking or bending motor shafts I have been using a home made prop saver on the spitfire. This is ok but it doesn't look good so I am thinking of fitting a spinner. Has anyone had any problems with bending / breaking motor shafts with this plane and any tips regarding landing technique to minimise prop / motor damage. I am using a Turnigy C3542 with a 4 mm shaft and a Master airscrew 11 x 8 prop.      

[Merlin spit]

been flying mine today great model ,

i disable the break on the ESC and cut the throttle ,ive only broken 2 props with this method in 12 months and they were very poor landings. ive had over 100 flights with the spit its a great flyer

[Jeremy Butler]

What type of prop are you using Austen?

[Merlin spit]

its  tgs sport 11x7 from  here there strong but make sure they are balanced before use

[Jeremy Butler]

Thanks Austen

[Simon B]

Can anyone recommend a 4 blade prop i could fit to the Spit?  I'm using this motor.  Also are there specific spinners for 4 blade props?  This is new territory for me but want the model to look a bit more scale.

Edited By Simon B on 20/05/2010 19:50:58

[Dave Bran]

Interesting that some are making theirs more "scale".........in effect, I have gone the other way, with folding prop and aluminium spinner, so I can PSS mine off slopes that allow electric assistance purely as a safety device. I have only fitted a smallish motor.

 

Has anyone actually investigated the validity of the scheme?

 

JE J  as in James Edgar "Johnnie" Johnson, a Brit who commanded a Canadian Squadron hence the flag, invasion stripes so supposedly post D Day.

 

They have avoided serialising it, but valid ones were:- EN398, MK392, MV268 or post war MV257.

 

Were any Spits left bare metal where the scheme would normally have been grey?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited By Dave Bran on 20/05/2010 21:03:31

[Tim Mackey]

Simple amswer is to use a folding prop. Mine flies brilliantly on a 11 X 6 graupner.

Edited By Timbo - Administrator on 04/06/2010 18:33:30