own a Spitfire!

[Cub Driver]

An Australian company is building an 80 percent scale Spitfire, with
45 kits sold to date.

FMI: http://www.supermarineaircraft.com

For the WHOLE story, go to
http://www.aero-news.net/news/sport.cfm?ContentBlockID=2ae8d1fa-1449-4efe-9caa-3f8f649a1d1d&Dynamic=1


all the best -- Dan Ford
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[Orval Fairbairn]

In article >,
Cub Driver > wrote:

> An Australian company is building an 80 percent scale Spitfire, with
> 45 kits sold to date.
>
> FMI: http://www.supermarineaircraft.com
>
> For the WHOLE story, go to
> http://www.aero-news.net/news/sport.cfm?ContentBlockID=2ae8d1fa-1449-4efe-9caa
> -3f8f649a1d1d&Dynamic=1
>
>
> all the best -- Dan Ford
> email: (put Cubdriver in subject line)
>
> The Warbird's Forum www.warbirdforum.com
> The Piper Cub Forum www.pipercubforum.com
> Viva Bush! blog www.vivabush.org



I just saw it today at Sun "N Fun"! It is put together with pop rivets
(although I would prefer to use real rivets, myself, if I were to build
one) and is powered with an 8-cylinder Jabiru engine.

It did really look cool sitting there.

[Simon Robbins]

"Cub Driver" > wrote in message
...
>
> An Australian company is building an 80 percent scale Spitfire, with
> 45 kits sold to date.
>

Seems a bit of a waste to build them 80% scale if you ask me. Why not go the
whole hog and build a 100% replica??

Si

[Mortimer Schnerd, RN]

Simon Robbins wrote:
>> An Australian company is building an 80 percent scale Spitfire, with
>> 45 kits sold to date.
>>
>
> Seems a bit of a waste to build them 80% scale if you ask me. Why not go the
> whole hog and build a 100% replica??


Those Merlins are just a bit too pricey... not that the 80% scale model is
cheap.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN


http://www.mortimerschnerd.com

[N329DF]

>Why not go the
>> whole hog and build a 100% replica??
>
>
>Those Merlins are just a bit too pricey... not that the 80% scale model is
>cheap.

Bob DeFord in Prescott Az just finished a full size Spitfire replica. It has a
wooden wing and metal fuselageand is powered by a Allison engine swinging a
DC-3 prop.
Matt Gunsch,
A&P,IA,Private Pilot
Riding member of the
2003 world champion drill team
Arizona Precision Motorcycle Drill Team
GWRRA,NRA,GOA

[George Z. Bush]

"N329DF" > wrote in message
...
> >Why not go the
> >> whole hog and build a 100% replica??
> >
> >
> >Those Merlins are just a bit too pricey... not that the 80% scale model is
> >cheap.
>
> Bob DeFord in Prescott Az just finished a full size Spitfire replica. It has a
> wooden wing and metal fuselageand is powered by a Allison engine swinging a
> DC-3 prop.

I suppose it's just ignorance, but what's a DC-3 prop? I always thought they
used Hamilton Standard hydraulic ones.

George Z.

[[email protected]]

"George Z. Bush" > wrote:

>
>"N329DF" > wrote in message
...
>> >Why not go the
>> >> whole hog and build a 100% replica??
>> >
>> >
>> >Those Merlins are just a bit too pricey... not that the 80% scale model is
>> >cheap.
>>
>> Bob DeFord in Prescott Az just finished a full size Spitfire replica. It has a
>> wooden wing and metal fuselageand is powered by a Allison engine swinging a
>> DC-3 prop.
>
>I suppose it's just ignorance, but what's a DC-3 prop? I always thought they
>used Hamilton Standard hydraulic ones.
>
>George Z.
>

I thought they were Hamilton Standard hydramatic props George.

<duck> :)
--

-Gord.