Spitfire mk 26

[f82man]

Very nice job, you should be proud...Don

[Saxonsoldiers]

Thats not a spitfire...It looks like someone carved it out of a pencil!

[popol321]

sh's beatifull! Bravissimo!

[TheJetpilot121]

i want to have it xD

[Wells1955ATC]

who cares what scale it is in??? He flies a Spitfire we don't! Nice bird, how much did she cost?

[paddyfin]

She's fun in the air so I give it a thumbs up - I suppose you fly a full scale one?

[s1a2c3ha]

@paddyfin i used to for the BBMF flight lol

[schlusselmensch]

@s1a2c3ha Bent something then did you LOL?

[ThirdDegreeWitch]

Deffo thumbs down from me..looks out of scale everywhere and under-propped

[SindreAHN]

man it`s nice, but sounds like a Cessna or a Piper, hehe

[exie19]

is this a replica?

[TopGunSGA]

Yeah it's an 80% scale replica kitplane

[BikerRussell]

Yes, the size is a dead giveaway.

[spitgalore]

Please excuse my ignorance. The propeller is so small. How can it get off the ground? Is this plane a smaller version of the real one? Thanks for sharing.

[TopGunSGA]

spitgalore the Mk 26 is about 20% smaller than the real thing

[spitfife9]

WOW! Thanks for info. I was wondering the same thing. The manufacturers must have re-tooled to fabricate the whole aircraft. I admire such dedication.

[TheodorKK]

this looks like an 80% replica

[sparkydaskworl]

It's a spitfire mk 26 - they come in kit form starting at about AUD$180,000 not including engine, propeller or instruments. You can get a fully pimped-out engine for about AUD$70,000 that fulls near enough to 400bhp I think. The airframe's rated to 4g and tested to 8-9. It's ridiculously cool by default and I'd gladly sell your mother for half a deposit on one. But the silhouette just doesn't look terribly like the original Spitfire, and that's the bit I like most. I'm still getting one, but.

[blownglasslide]

I think it's mostly in the nose, which you can change with some kind of kit they sell from the place that makes it. It might also come with the nose job standars, I'm not sure.

[skymanste]

Very Nice!!

Could you give me an Idea of the total cost of this project??

[REI02021809]

Has it got a car engine?

[DazDaMan]

No.

[RiskyR]

Sounds very nice ^^

[PWspitfire]

Look really great Ben, I hope Martyns sounds as sweet when I finish building it!

[dave20thmay]

When we finish it. Look forward to that Day. Dave

[dave20thmay]

Look fwd. to seeing it fly.Maybe at the PFA.?