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>Has anyone had any experience with the Sterling Spitfire. I expect that
>like most Sterling kits, it is a builders kit (ie LOTSA wood). But
>does it fly well. They claim a 64" wing span, and requirement of a
>..35 to .60 engine. How about a 48 Surpass? Good enough? How scale is it?
> Anyway
>Omni models is having a close out sale and are offering the 
>kit for $49.99. Though I am up to my eyeballs in building projects
>(a Flair Magnatillia, a Flair Pupeteer, a Flair SE5a and a scratch
>build Fokker D-VIII) the price makes it an interesting proposition.
>
 Looks like you have a thing for Flair kits. The Maggy is a popular plane 
 in my club, power ranging from a very old OS40 FS ( bit marginal) to one 
 with a Saito 90 twin, ( he said he had it laying around spare). Very nice
 flyers tho'.. I had one for 1 brief flight, I was pretty inexperienced at
 the time, pulled it out of a dive and the wings folded.. They do need to be 
 flown slowly, and they can be quite aerobatic....

 The Puppeteer is also popular. They caan be made into a pretty good 
 representation of a Pup... Covered with linen solartex and carrying a 4
 stroke they look absolutely great ona summer's eve, sun shining through the
 covering..... 

 Anyway I digress... A 63" Spit is gonna need rather more urge than a 48
 Surpass can provide. It'll probably fly but you'll be very dissapointed.
 That's assuming it gets off the ground.. All the Spits I've seen take a
 lot of power to get up. They appear to be a real handfull on take off. I had
  a play once it was up and safe, very pleasant indeed. 
 
 There's one this size, a Mick Reeves kit currently flying up our field, it 
 has an ASP 75, tho' it used to fly ok with a Super Tigre 60. Not sure of 
 it's weight, around 7-8lbs I think

 I personally would put a 90 Surpass in, but then I tend to err in favour of 
 power. You can always throttle back... Alternatively the 70 Surpass would
 provide sufficient urge, you just won't have the power for big loops. I
 just love the 70 Surpass, it's probably my most used engine....


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