Flite Test - FT Spitfire - REVIEW 

I think the Bf-109 could be a amazing swappable! It is not that rounded and would therefore be easy to build out or foamboard. Then you could have a awesome dogfight!

The second one blew up. That's what makes flitetest my favourite show.

So, I've built two FT Spitfires this year - and have just been trying my first bout of aerobatics. What a great little warbird!

2:25 "because the second one he blew up" "OH!" then it just goes right back to normal talking. Damn flite test, your the best, that was hilarious

I just finished my FT Spitfire and spent some time flying it this morning. It's a wonderful airplane that flies beautifully. GREAT JOB DAVID!

Guys you won't believe:) your videos still make impact in 2020. I am just building the spitfire. My second scratch build and my first was mini Mustang and it flyes like crazy :) I even got a removable wing to it :D

"John, Paul, George" why is everyone always forgetting Ringo?

Another win for the Flite Test Team. Thanks for all you guys do. David is brilliant, and working on my tri-copter is a lot of fun.

This was the very second video from Flite Test i have watched. Fist one was FT Spitfire Build that popped in as a random autoplay on You Tube. That was 2 years ago and here I am flying addict!

Thank you guys sooooo much!!! I downloaded the plans, built it, and today was my maiden flight!!! I really love that plane.!!! :D

That looked like a fun flying session! Glad to see another generation of RC pilots keeping this wonderful hobby going.

I just finished building and test flew my own spitfire! Was my first time flying any RC plane but it was very easy to fly so no problem :) Now I'm hyped, thanks for this great plane

I definitely have to build one! It looks awesome! I just can imagine the fun you guys had back then!

That laugh at the end was so funny, I think I have to get a new ringtone..

The next member of the swappable warbirds series should be an F4U Corsair!

you guys are awesome, I had a glider when I was younger but I didnt have the skill to fly it at the time and ended up crashing it, Ive also had a nitro airboat and a couple rc trucks. After watching your videos Im gonna get back into rc planes and get an fpv system. It looks like so much fun! thanks for the inspiration :)

I'm speechless.... that warbird is freakin' awesome and can't wait to build one

I decided to throw one of these together for the Chandler Bowl Games last weekend. I scratch built it from dollar tree black adams foam board as thats all they had, and left the turtle deck off. I built it fairly heavy as it was intended for the combat portion of the fly in. This included a lot of extra hot glue, packaging tape, and some strategically placed popsicle sticks and bamboo skewers for support. I pulled the power system out of an old crashed E-Flite Mini Ultra Stick, did a hack job of the build, and was plesently surprised by how smooth this aircraft flew! I also didnt bother making any adjustments to the throws, which meant I was stuck with the throws and settings from my Funtana. First flight was slightly squirelly due to the massive throw rates and added power, but once I got the thumbs settled down this thing flew like a dream up until the point of destruction during combat. I am already getting the plans cut out to put another one together this weekend, and also plan on building a couple more of your models. these are great and cheap fun and I hope y'all keep up the great plans!

Oh yes! Gotta love the spitfire..it was on BBC two days ago celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Dambusters :) Looked amazing in the air and the pilot was saying allot of nice things about it. great video guys

I put one of those beauty’s on my wishlist for Christmas. Can’t wait

Awesome guys!...great design David...can't wait to build one

just got my kit , Thanks guys !!! it's gonna be awesome.

I present, drum role please, the FT Liner. Its a swappable liner. I trust David and Peter on the design. Good luck and I hope it will be awesome.

Thanks guys! I have been waiting for this video. Can't wait to see the build video on Wednesday. The Spitfire is like the thoroughbred of WWII fighter planes.

YAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!! man, it's been over a year since I first asked for it, but it was SOOOOO worth the wait.

@ 6:50 anyone else notice Davids socks matched his shirt. HAHAHAHA awesome build and well done to Josh Scott, nice flying and right on the money a slower paced plane, no tip stall awesome intro to war birds. Nice pickup.

Looks great. I've often thought about returning to RC modeling, so this is right up my alley. I might give it a go!

Awesome Timing on this Video. Its Thomas' birthday and this is the first video he will watch when he wakes up!! Awesome build BTW!!!! Love Chad's ejectable pod ;)

Still my #1 favorite FT plane. Such a joy to fly!

You guys are just unreal! I soooo want this kit!

This is my favourite plane ever. Slowly trying to build from your plans. :)

warbirds were intimidating to me aswell, till now, thanks for sharing it with us!

David is such a wizard! His Viggen is almost spooky how it can hover but also be really fast while also being easy to fly and here he does another famously cranky plane and tames it into a purring pussycat.

You guys are awesome. I cant wait to build this one.

This is nice. I like the detail and the full scale look. I enjoy all the others, FT Delta, FT Bloody Wonder, Baby Blender, etc...but the idea of a scale plane is great. Thanks guys. Good work.

great flying josh scott !!!! cant wait to get my kit

GREAT job!! I was waiting for this one. Will definitely be building as soon as plans become available. To push back on comments below: I LOVE that you guys are creating, advertising and making money off these great ideas (much better than promoting 3rd party products like hobbyking with questionable quality). I also absolutely love the swappable idea - makes for much more fun for those of us with smaller budgets, and makes crashing much less painful. Godspeed Flitetest!!

Wow guys! that looks like a perfect "10".. ( i was skeptical about a swappable dollar tree spitfire being friendly to fly.. looks like you nailed it.) Great job David.

Have a great idea for swappable # 11 keeping with war birds .. A P-51 Mustang would be nice ... Can't wait for the build plans on the Spitfire.. I have so many swappables built just lack funds for the electronics but when ever I get the fund I will be well prepared for flying and video them .. Keep up the good work guys ...

On the field today a guy arrived with the spit ABSOLUTELY BANG ON un painted but looks great in the air TOTALLY IMPRESSED Brian London

You guys rock. I have a 3 pack and need to build up the guts to build them. Cant wait to see if you guys do any edf ones. Great job!

Please do a P40 Warhawk for all the WWII fans out there!!!

Excellent work chaps!

I also love the idea of bringing everyone out in the field and joining josh scott!!!!

nice,I think this will be my first swappable. I love it!

It looks great! Can't wait for the build video. I second the comment about the F4-U. You should definitely make one! Keep it up.

man i cant wait to build mine. im super hyped

Great job guys. I am really enjoying your posts. Keep up the great work.

Love the plane, can't wait for the plans to come out. now all that will be needed is a set of mod plans to make one look like a Messerschmitt Bf 109 for some semi scale air battle re-enactments.

Warbird series?!?!? Yessss! Bring them on. It was the WIldcat Episode that hooked me. I would so like to see a Wildcat or Corsair scratch build.

I learned nearly everything I know from David and Flitetest, now I can walk into model shops and they don't understand anything on my level haha. They have said no one has ever asked the stuff I have.

Chad, gravity is not just a good idea- it's the LAW! Thanks to all of you for making us less self-conscious about our errors.

If only I didn't have a half a dozen other things in line right now, this thing looks great!

You just gave David not one, but TWO lighters... I didn't see a fire extinguisher... uh, at least he is outside ;) Good luck! Great job everyone. I'm lovin it all.

Due to building restrictions of available foam density and weight I am restricted to bigger models only. I also cannot get foam with paper on it so when I do need to bend I laminate the needed pieces on one side with 40 grams paper and a thin layer of epoxy first. The foam I use is very dense, pretty thin (2.5 mm) and breaks easy on impact if not impregnated so for the end product I laminate both sides with a thin layer of epoxy again which seems to work just fine. Now working on a DHC-4 Caribou which might be a splendid one for a new big build for you guys. Very sturdy end result but the method is heavy. Tried other methods: hotglue desolves the material so that is a no go. Most normal adhesives desolve the material so that is a no go too. Epoxy works but is heavy. My building method is cheap though. Build the sea-duck with roundabout 30 bucks of material (excl electronics) and it flies great. 10 m3 of foam sheeting is about 3 bucks most goes in epoxy (5 min cure time).

I so waited for this swappble ft spitfire !!!!

I would love to see a swappable glider someting like a DLG or a slope soarer!! You guys are so awesome

I agree Ethan. They've discussed making a glider swappable before, so you're likely right. I'd love an autogyro because one could then fly two types of flight with only one power-pod! I'll keep my fingers crossed for an autogyro. But I won't hold my breath! As it probably won't happen. ;-)

oh by the way, don't be ashamed to plug guys! You've done a lot of work and you can proudly present your products

Has anyone noticed that in their intro, there has always been a Supermarine Spitfire? How fitting!

Excellent plane!! Way to go David!!!

I want to see the airbrush video Chad! Get on it!!! I'd also love to see a build video of a tri or quad using the rotor bones and what you would consider recommended equipment! I really want to build a Tri but I'm a little daunted at picking motors and ESCs and how to program the ESCs.

I love the air brush work

josh scott flew the plane really well :) good job!

I agree the airbrush work was excellent. I will be eager to see how that was done including the equipment. I don't own a compressor yet but it would be nice if one will work for painting planes, the house, and filling tires around the house.

They are not up yet, but on the bottom of the FT Spitfire page they say they will be released later this week, likely when the build video comes out

Classic lines. They look just great in the air.

WHOOOO!! Just what I needed to distract me away from revision!

Watching this video seriously makes me want to build one. :D

Great job David

They're already up! as well as the speed build kit :)

Awesome!. I was waiting for so long!

Mitsubishi ZERO!!!!!! Please, please! Build a Mitsu Zero guys. #flitetest #rcplane

with opening Bombay doors and landing in moves the you make the turrets move that all look very cool

Outstanding fellows again another winner.

Awesome stuff 😎👍

Love the show. Wish you had more heli stuff.

That was crazy when the powerpod fell out. I have built a couple of swappables and I was worried that could happen...I now put a rubber band on the ends of the barbecue skewer and strap the pod in for security you guys should try it.... its simple and works well.

i agree with you i still make the power pods but i glue mine in and it adds alot of strength and no rips to repair when the bbq skews move

Wow, that airframe has a nice glide slope, and the dihedral seemed to help.

AWESOMMEEEE It flies sooooo scale! I heard some exponential help make turns more scale.

I love/miss these older videos. I still love Flite Test, but I miss the way the videos "felt" during these earlier years.

Here i am, eight years later, building this thing

woohoo! Lets build! Soon!

What is the biggest battery I could put on this power set up? What Brands do you guys recommend? Which chargers do you guys suggest? Love what you guys do! I Appreciate the answer in advance!

You guys are getting thousands more subs every day... good job. 😄

I miss flying this stuff few years ago, perhaps I'll build another one

I definitely want to build one of these when I get into scratch building, but I want to incorporate a clear cockpit and try and get an FPV feed from inside. How awesome would that be!

Hey guys!!! I can't understand 100% your videos, I don't speak english, but I enjoyed all them. You are making a fabulous work. Saludos desde la mitad del mundo... your friend Fito Cruz

Looking forward to an airbrush episode!!!! Not many around on youtube for foamies

Really wish we on the otherside of the grandpond could get these kits for a good cheap shipping price, but yeah in general gotta love FliteTest, Oh yes 4 months later i finnaly got my Bixler 2 ready for a maiden! Problems encountered: 1 The wings mounts was not Bicycle carry friendly at all, so changed the bolts from bottom mount, to top mount 2 generally making the plane more sturdy 3 Blew up the motor...replaced with 1800Kv NTM Prodrive 4 Not included any way to make the clevises stay put and not break linkages right away after just a simple bump 5 FPV equipment difficult to install and need to make custom angled camera mounts to mount the FPV camera, so i can still see the nose while flying.

David. Now the typical Swedish question! What's best SAAB or Volvo?

awesome airplane..... :)An " FT-Corsair speed build kit " would be boss..!keep the good work going.

can you make a f4 phantom jet or atleast use plane things in the f4 model

Josh and Josh, not sure if you guys still read these comments... but with these warbirds collection, please have a look at the Hellcat. Thanks!

Could you guys build a swappable space shuttle? I think that would be rad. Great job guys! I have the Baby Blender and the FT Cruiser. Awesome planes to build and fly!

Great skills at making the Spitfire! Can't believe you're still shying away from doing an in flight package exchange! Come on you guys, you got a blender in the air and a brick to fly, sure you can do a package exchange! I challenge you!!

What prop size and motor were you running? I’m looking to purchase a kit from the flight test store, but I’m trying to build it to my flying style. These planes performed flawlessly in the video.

I wish that it's not so expensive to deliver it to Croatia. Your planes are awesome. Bravo!!!

and this plane is sweet awesome job David