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Re: Spitfire Kit from BC - Canada EH!

Posted by Rob Prior on Tue Nov 13, 2001 12:55:12 PM

In reply top Re: Spitfire Kit from BC - Canada EH! posted by Tony on Tue Nov 13, 2001 05:54:28 AM

: Good to hear from someone, who actually has something tang
: iable from this particular designer, but why are the plans
: 80% when the designer obviously has the skills, to build
: a full scale replica? Is it a question of powerplants, or
: product liability?

Simple answers: Cost and Practicality. Designing it isn't any more expensive, but owning it sure is. The designers wanted an aircraft that would be both stunning *and* practical. Full scale would require a big hangar, lots of gas money, and be more of a handful to fly, too. 80% scale means something like 30% of the fuel burn of a V-12 powered 100% scale model.

Building an 80% model also means you can do it in your 2-car garage, without making an addition to the garage. It's meant to be a replica that is accessible to the general public, not only to those people who are made of money.

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