I'm not a big fan of having fuel tanks behind the engine, as in a crash, that is a recipe for crispy-critters. But for this, I'd get nomex.
Not sure why the cruise speed with a V-8 engine is higher than Vne, but the bugger does move along. A Mk V Spitfire was 90 knots faster, but it did have a much larger engine, even if those eight .303s added some weight.
They don't have any engine specs on the V8 posted yet, so maybe they just haven't updated their Vne figure to account for the V8 yet?
ReplyDeleteLet's see, a Rolls Royce Merlin was a 27L 1650 cu in V-12, yeah, *slightly* larger than the 4.3L V6 or the 5.7L V8 on offer here ;).
-Badtux the Engine Penguin
A Spit with general motors engines. Too bad.
ReplyDeleteYou mean you want the girl, right?
Saw, no, not this time. I want the airplane.
ReplyDeleteNice touch reproducing the original stick design. I wonder how it would do against this reproduction.
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Well, to be fair, the original Spitfire XVI had a VNE of over 400mph, and even the IX could cruise at over 360mph.
ReplyDeleteBut boy is that pretty, and for that much aircraft, a claimed 1200 hour build time is amazing.
Montag, those FW-190 and P-51 are full-sized with the engines to match. I'd rather buy a P-47 over a P-51, only because R-2800 engines are a lot easier to come by ()and far more reliable) than V-16 Merlins.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see that Spit airframe beefed up for the Falconer engine. That would be a serious go-fast toy.