Flite Test - FT Spitfire - BUILD 

Thanks David and Josh for this beautiful plane and the opportunity to be part of Flite Test. You two are amazing!

Just built one of these, and I must say, I am amazed at how well this plane flies! All the looks of a warbird, yet handles like a trainer! Stall tendencies are almost non-existent! My hats off the Dave and Flite Test for sharing this sweet Spit! It's a keeper! Next up: mini Corsair!

Thank you David. Finally had a chance to build and fly this thing today. By far the best scratch build I have flown so far. Suggested throws are alittle tame on the roll. I was worried but the vertical stab and rudder being so tiny but tracks so well at slow speeds and has great rudder athority ee.

I'm designing a Hurricane Mk I at the moment. Ill build it after my exams or something for you guys to see :) Loving the videos! I think everyone will agree they are better at the moment than ever!

So, I've watched this AWESOME video like 4300 times (Well, not THAT many), and you guys are always talking about suggestions. Might I suggest an FT Bf109 to go along with the Spitfire? If the suggestion has already been done, my apologies, otherwise, I think this would the most logical progression from this great build! Thanks for great vids! Keep them coming!

Just bought this kit at hobbytown today! I have been a big fan for years and love all your videos. Keep up the great work! The Flite Test videos got me back into the hobby 3 months ago.

Hey guys salutations from Ford City PA,i got this kit from u guys about a year ago, i love this plane,really good strong construction, brilliant design,and i love how it flies,one thing i did to mine was, where the two skewers go through the fuse,i glued pieces of popsicle sticks to the outside holes of the fuse to to keep the skewers from ovaling out the foam thus keeping the holes true and tight, i love you guys show,oh one more thing i did was, i took a empty soda bottle,cut it and made a cock pit covering ,and it came out sweet thanks again guys.

Got my Spitfire Speed built kit from Lazertoys at last weekend's WRAM expo. Can't wait to get started on the build.

That's awesome! Always warms my heart to see new pilots coming into the hobby and finding success. My granddaughters are just getting old enough to start flying if they want to and at a recent birthday, I met one of her friends who was trying to learn to fly with his dad. But dad didn't have any flight experience either so they had gone through a few airframes quickly. I told him about the swappables and Flitetest videos to hopefully get them on the right track. Good luck with yours!

Going to be ordering this speed build kit in a couple of days, this video will make the build even easier. :-)

35:50 seeing this was so satisfying. Two cuts and pop. Really clever guys!

Going to rebuild this beautiful warbird after 6 years. Always a awesome plane and still is! Pure nostalgia! Love it!!

the wing is a superb representation of the spitfire, even the dihedral is perfect. great strength too. great design :-)

Just getting home from the flying field where I maidened the Spitfire. Wow, what a great flying plane. Great job guys.

I just received my spitfire quick build kit. Thank you for the transmitter lanyard that is awesome. I look forward to building and flying this kit.

Does anyone else get chills when he uses the scrap foam to scrape off the excess glue? Just me?

Please update your build videos to the speed build kits that you sell now!!!

Cheers guys. I paused the video, drove straight to Walmart to get an Ad-Tech Glue Gun. it Rocks! Now I can trow down a solid bead. Thanks for mentioning that.

I also would really like to see you do a Hercules look-a-like. I know it's a lot of motors but it really would be a perfect model for explaining adding flaps and using mixing on rudder and motor.

Just received my Spitfire kit. Quality is amazing! We finished the POD and are presently watching this video again to make sure we're not missing anything. I'm just super-impressed at the quality of the cuts, etc. just a really good "kit." Only problem I had is that the paper/stock that comes in the kit for covering the top of the fuselage and the rear of the kit came ruined, bent, and unusable :( We had to go to the store and purchase more, as it was basically no good. Can't wait to get our first "plane" assembled and electronics installed and then get her in the air!!! It's gonna be much different than flying our multi-rotors, but that's kind of the point and being able to hand-build this plane just makes it that much cooler! Thanks Flite Test! I foresee MANY more builds like this in our future, as you offer SO MANY good ones ;) Stashman 😎

Nice job guys!! David, very good job paying attention to the small details. Anyone, even a noob, can build and fly this fun little plain. Cheers!!

This is one of the only channels I've seen that promotes kids flying RC as much as adults flying RC

You can tape the hinges if you like. As Josh mentioned you can put on a really thin layer of hot glue as well.

I'm building this from the free plans, i feel like I'm 12 years old again! Its a really great and rewarding build!

u need a FT bf-109

Awesome plane guys, was awake at 1 am to watch the vid. I am tapeing the tiles together as we speak as is my friend mabbs.

Really a great video with many tips and tricks. A must see ! Thanks to David and Josh for their advices. I'm looking forward to testing this legendary aircraft.

The black box with Pins is the Receiver. It has all those ping to connect to the servos and battery to control the plane. The reciver is paired to the Remote/Transmitter to control the plane. RX and TX

You guys are awesome at getting new folks into the sport. Luv to watch ya too! Keep up the good work and listening to feedback.

I wanted to buy the speed build kit from you, but it is 16 dollars shipping for an item that is 34 dollars. So for now, I will be cutting it from David's plans with a razor blade, but once I get some extra cash, I will also be buying one from you guys just to support you because I believe in what you do and want to help out.

Just got my speed build kit. Thanks Flitetest and good work David!

on some receivers you can just plug the other servo into some other channel, usually labeled in the manual that you got with your transmitter/receiver. If you didn't, you can usually find an online version for your transmitter/receiver. Just try "googling" a bunch of stuff about your receiver.

Replace cockpit with glass and put 360 cam to make a vr view, also you can add guns

Just a suggestion guys, instead of cutting the BBQ skewers with a razor blade or scissors, use a small diagonal wire cutter. One quick snip and it's cut.

This is on my list to build! I would enjoy seeing a Corsair next!

That one high temp but you can use either. The high temp holds better and lets you have a longer working time but burns your fingers more!

Is a P38 on your radar guys? Can't thank you enough for all the how to videos. Really helping me get back into the flying and build from scratch game. HEY, the need to pay you more $$, you are that good. I appreciate ya. Miggy Scott

Josh, I have been attempting to fly a RC plane on and off for 30 years....never flew the same plane twice....the first successfull flight and landing was your FT Flyer....I love it, I have just built an Old Fogey but have not put it in the air yet.....What I would really love to see is a plan for a swapable simple plane that kind of resembles an airplane (my Flyer looks more like a kite) like a GWS pico stick F...3 ch single wing with a FOKKER look..thanks, I love your videos..

I bought the kit, after watching the kit being built ...I got the hang of it . I will have a puppet help me since , I don't have friends to help me.

no, you still use all three wires. I was just saying that there were different ways of connecting the receiver with the transmitter whether it was 72mghz or 2.4 ghz. The third wire, (white/ yellow) is the signal wire.

Best Flite Test r/c air plane right here!

the "little black box" is the receiver. That's what you plug your servos into. And the way that you connect it, depends on what it is. If its 2.4 ghz, you need a bind plug, If it is 72 mhz, you need the same crystal in the receiver as in the transmitter (remote control) The order of the wires when you plug the servos in, when you hold the receiver right side up, going from left to right, is white- black- red. or, yellow, brown, red. - Hope this was helpful

I built one and it flies great just watch the throw on your control surface is fast reacting if they are set to high

I love these foam board builds, but I don't bother with the power pod. I just install a plywood firewall and mount the motor to it. Each plane has its own motor, esc and receiver, I only swap batteries.

The designs you guys have are extremely beautiful and functional. Wow.

Awesome build, Awesome design, and I'm sure a father & son build would also be Awesome. Well done guys!

Bought the kit and love it. Great job on making it a fun project for my first one. Will order more later and have The Corsair on order. Make sure you buy a good glue gun. Thanks

I hope you'll make a masterseries dive bomber

I bought a used stick plane and was horrified by the job someone did cutting the hinges till I tried it myself. Josh makes it look soooo easy. I seen David make starts and stops too.

Thank you David for the metric input, much appreciated.

great flying design guys i give it a 10 out of 10

this is your 300th video! Congrats and great build!

That is pretty cool. Something play around here in the desert.

Hell yes!! Was waiting for this build.... I'm going to use this build info and plans from a balsa kit to build a swappable ME 109!

"If You don't like 'um don't even tell them about it" That's RU-vid Gold!

You guys should fill some of these spaces with expending foam.

the drawing is 4 mm use pdf xchange viewer. you can just open the slots to 6mm, pretty versatile build/drawing

A tipstall is when the end of the wing loses lift and so the wing drops suddenly. This usually causes the plane to go into a spin. It can be difficult to recover from that situation and if you don't have enough height, bloody impossible.

For a fun flying experience, try between 50 to 75 watts of motor power per pound of all up weight. For a sport flyer you might want a bit more. A 3D plane will require even more, like 150 watts per pound. Best way to go about this is looking at what other people use in planes that fly well :)

SWAPPABLE SEA PLANE put the power pod upside down on the top of the airplane sort of like the "polaris" seaplane design. cover the entire bottom in reinforced packing tape for super strong waterproofing.

Great video, you guys should make a piper cub, like a stol plane, that's a little over powered

Fiz um de depron, ficou muito bonito, só falta testar.

Woohoo! 300th video guys! :) congrats!

The tail shape is that of the mark 14 spitfire... most model builders tend to like using the spitfire mk xiv as the main idea of their models

Not to feed the trolls, but these are designed to get people into the hobby and learning for less money... I never flew my nitro balsa build, untill I built a foamy and practiced. Lighten up guys :) it's just for fun!

I just got my spitfire today it shipped really fast, anyway it is of really good quality thanks guys.

These guys are awesome, great presentation and hobby plane! I am impressed!

16:23... "Remember that time when we did the stuff?" Lol.

You guys are doing great things for rc hobby now you need to come to the UK lol

Make two small holes at the ends of those slots on the frontward poster-board piece and it won't bubble.

Yet another superb model. Great work guys.

Very nice. I've been looking forward to this plane for a while

"Thats your power pod did you put in your...."😂😂

Build the Horten 229 / Ho 229

Hi, I just fly my Spitfire and I have some adjustment to do, in the place that I fly is alot of rock so I have to protect the servos. Consider this in the bellylanders. The plane track exelent.

Only way to improve this.... make a camera looking out of the cockpit so you can fly it in first person :D

woot woot!!! i thought it would never come :'( i almost cried

Building with an extra set of hands is a great idea, especially if you can the other guy to do the finger burning parts!

Hey chad, josh, and david, my name is victor , i am 14 and i have been watching your show for like 2 years now and it really inspired me to get into rc flat foamies and dollartree foamies, so right after i saw you guys at joenall i designed and built a small flying wing and i was willing to send it to you guys to thank you for all your amazing reviews and ideas that you put on the show, so if you guys want me to send it i just need your address, thank you. i will not supply receiver

A pusher swappable plane would be really nice.

Really love your planes. I have done this one and it just flys great!!!

Congrats on 300 videos :)

I must say, you are doing a good job.

for a simple foamboard plane this one looks absolutely beautiful.

Best video as friendship values come with fun building !

nice model and nice flight.

I live 1 mile from the original Supermarine factory in Woolston, Southampton UK...I just gotta build this, shame I can't fit a tiny RR Merlin..Electric all the way!

make a video on the type of tricks you can do with planes and how to do them! Like flatspins, knife edge, hammer head ect.

This would be fun in a massive swarm. Lets see a few axis planes! Shouldn't be to hard to modify that Spit into a Messerschmitt!

The design is very impressive

How about a "Delta" or "Blended Lifting Body". The foam board that you use would be an interesting plane. With all controls internal. I started with the "Mr. Bones" 24 x 18. Blew that up to 48 x 36, powered by a OS Dbl BB 25, 9x6 prop. 1/4 in. square stock main building material. Full 4 channel. ail.& elv. mixed. nose gear, and throttle. Fixed 3 landing gear. 5 lbs w/ fuel. The plane is very smooth aerodynamically, very clean. High speed will make your eyes water, and will put most .40 sized planes to shame .At medium speeds, 50% power, it will do standing and lazy "8's" with ease almost within its own length. I have a .56 engine, so I have been thinking that a 96 x 48 would be huge.

The Spitfire is my No.1 Favourite Wartime Aircraft hence my profile picture.

What a great build guys, well done.

hi guts loving the videos but could you start adding some prices with the kits please andy(uk)

New drinking game. Every time josh says "go ahead" you'll be smashed by the end.... Great vid, learnt a lot

hey flite test, any chance of a video on how exactly to print these out and cut them into the foam board? like tips on cutting effectively or how to mount the pages to the foam board (should we mount it to the foam board? or cut out of the paper guides and tape those to the foam board THEN cut it) what kind of printer settings should we use, tools to use, ect.

You Guys make an awesome entertaining show...! make me lough at times.

Awesome build guys, well done.

congratats fellas good cheap fun. can i sudjest you use polystyrene foam in the nose under the foam board , just as light but strong

This is a great video, very useful for when I eventually buy a couple (still waiting on my ft cruiser and blender to arrive).