ESM Spitfire MK XIV-XIX Color F 72.5" Wingspan Model ARF

Tips for Electric Conversion: Click here to view a RCU thread on electric conversion of a Hurricane This size motor, the E-Flight Power 160 or equivalent is more than enough power for the 80" ESM planes. It can also be used with the 72" ESM planes with smaller batteries.

ESM Supermarine Spitfire 72.5" wingspan

This 72.5" wingspan Supermarine Spitfire produced by ESM, is yet another top notch RC scale airplane design to excite you with both appearance and performance. ESM of China has been importing RC scale airplanes into the USA and Canada for a few years now, and in that time ESM has become recognized as a new industry leader in highly detailed, great flying, ARF's. Not only are the ESM ARF's highly detailed, and great flying, they are extremely affordable for anyone to enjoy!

The Spitfire, as with all of ESM's RC scale airplanes, come already painted at the factory, have pre-applied decals (which are then covered with a clear coat at the factory), have factory functional flaps (if the full scale version also had flaps), and come with one of the more complete hardware packages anywhere...including screws, rods, fuel tanks...etc.

All ESM planes are painted with a very high quality enamel paint which is resistant to oil, grease, and fuels. The high gloss paints are of course easier to clean than the low gloss. These paints can be painted over for weathering and the like.

Most ESM scale RC airplanes have epoxy resin fiberglass fuselages, with the wings being typical built up, and then covered with Solartex fabric, which is then painted for a perfect match! While all ESM scale RC planes come from the factory with conventional gear and wheels, ESM also offers a complete line of retracts for each individual plane, adding to the level of scale realism that all scale pilots look for in an ARF. It doesn't end there, ESM offers separately a full line of scale accessories like bombs, gear doors, pilots, external fuel tanks and more, specifically designed to help those builders who want the most realism possible, without having to spend hours designing and building all these extra scale goodies.

Here at TBM we know that things can happen, and because of this, we work very hard with ESM to provide you with many spare parts. Simply refer to your warranty for further information as to parts availability.

The ESM Spitfire, as with all of the ESM line of ARF scale RC airplanes, look and fly so realistically that we are confident that you will be extremely pleased !!! ESM is continually working on producing new RC scale aircraft, and most of these new offerings will be available with wingspans of 80 inches or more so that they will meet or exceed IMAA legal requirements...so be sure to come back often to see what new ARF scale RC aircraft TBM and ESM have coming out!

Construction: Fiberglass fuse and balsa built-up wing. Functional flaps.

Wing Covering Material: Covering, painted, decals applied and clear coated. The aircraft has a beautiful flat, non-glossy finish. This is superior to glossy covering materials. It is scratch, tear and wrinkle resistant. The covering material is a brand name covering which has a special paint adherant layer. The covering goes on clear, and is then primed and painted, then clear coated.

All ESM planes are painted with a very high quality enamel paint which is resistant to oil, grease, and fuels. The high gloss paints are of course easier to clean than the low gloss. These paints can be painted over for weathering and the like.

Comes with conventional gear and wheels in the kit. However you can buy the optional custom retracts made for the Spitfire. Retractable landing gear set with oleo struts, alloy wheels. The retracts are generation 5 Air up/air down retracts, and incorporate all of the latest design improvements.

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Quite possibly the most famous and celebrated warbird of all time, the Supermarine Spitfire is often credited with the British victory over the Germans in the Battle of Britain, even though the Hawker Hurricane actually scored more aerial victories. More Spitfires were made during WWII than any other fighter aircraft, and the Spitfire holds the distinction of being the only Allied fighter in service throughout the entire war.

Designed by R.J. Mitchell and later variants by Joseph Smith, the Spitfire was a beautiful single seat fighter aircraft. Its gently contoured wings provided extremely strong flying characteristics, allowing for very tight maneuvering at high speeds. This gave the Spitfire a huge advantage over German aicraft during the Battle of Britain, although it was largely equalled by the introduction of the FW-190 and others later in the war. Its thin eliptical wing allowed the Spitfire to fly faster than the Hurricane, although the latters tight placement of 50 calibre machine guns and closer point of conversion proved deadlier to German bombers. Its distinctive silhouette and the beauty of its design made the Spitfire a legend. While the Spitfire was constantly compared to the BF-109, the Spitfire was a more flexible design, and allowed for better and better versions, making the Spitfire's later marks more potent than those of the BF-109.

The Spitfire saw extensive service after the war in many conflict areas, including the middle east where Arab Legion Spitfires tangled with the new state of Israel's Avia S-199 versions of the ME-109. Later in that conflict, there were actually many engagements of Spitfires vs. Spitfires as the Israelis managed to secure some from Czechoslovakia.