Spitfire Mk XIVE

This is a 23" span stick and tissue RC model from a converted Bell Models rubber power kit. I made a custom 5-blade propeller to match the original aircraft's prop. The elliptic wing has a lot of washout, but the plane still has a nasty tip stall and probably won't be flown much more.

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[rcAllDayLong]

I saw a few threads on these conversions and wondered how well it flew...well, now I know. Thanks for sharing.

[smorrismlbco]

I've had good success converting other small stick and tissue models to RC, but the Spitfire design doesn't scale well to smaller sizes because of the elliptic wing and low Reynolds Number issues. A thinner wingtip airfoil, more washout, and more nose weight would all help.

[VictorSeedorsky]

@smorrismlbco why 5 blades in prop..?? make it more thrust from thi engine then 3 or 4 blades..? most of RC planes have 2 blades..

[smorrismlbco]

It is a scale model of a real spitfire that used a 5 blade propeller.

[1stMrSceptical]

Love the model look great ! Far too good for gravity to have it pleasure.

I made a small Sea Fury rubber powered, which should never have been flown it payed the supreme price for my two mins of pleasure. ;0(

[N37BU6]

@LoveAltonTowers

Not all variants had 5 though... some had 3 or 4.

[LoveAltonTowers]

@N37BU6 oh right well i come form there aria they were built and ive never seen one with that manny but ill take your word for it!

[N37BU6]

@LoveAltonTowers

The real spit had 'em.

[datzfast]

@sadocarl five blades one prop.

[FSchmehl]

Very Nice!!

[canals22]

Spitfires didn't have propellers, they had "airscrews" jejeje...

Very nice prop, how you made it ?

The ol' saying : "A propeller with and airplane behind it " comes to mind...

Contras next...?

[BlackhawkDown10511]

Nice!