![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 91 two-stroke to1.20 four-stroke flown with O.S.91 Surpass four-strokePROPELLER/SPINNER: 15圆 APC kitspinnerTOP RPM: 8,600FUEL: 15% SigONBOARD BATTERY: 1100mAh NiCd, 4.8Vflat packPRICE: $399.95COMPONENTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE:Radio, engine, prop, fuel tubing, extensionsand Y harnessSUMMARYThis is the first warbird in Cermark’s line ofARFs. ft.LENGTH: 62.2 in.RADIO: 5 channels, (6) servos required flown with a Futaba FP-T7UAP transmitter, FP-R127DF receiver, (3) 148 Futaba servos forailerons and rudder, (2) 128 Futaba servos forthrottle and retract valve and (1) DAD hightorquePro-Flex servo for elevator.ENGINE. Air Vice Marshal James Edgar “Johnnie” Johnsonwas an RAF pilot who shot down 38 Luftwafte aircraft duringWorld War II, earning the most kills during the war.PHOTOS BY WALTER SIDASSPECSPLANE: Supermarine Spitfire MkIXMANUFACTURER: CermarkDISTRIBUTOR: CermarkTYPE: Sport-scale warbird ARFFOR: Intermediate to experienced buildersand fliersWINGSPAN: 71 in.WING AREA: 852 sq. SPORT-SCALE WARBIRD ARFFLY RC MAGAZINEFLIGHT REPORTCERMARKSUPERMARINESpitfireMKIX ARFWarbird beautyby Jim OnoratoIn the summer of 1941, the new German Focke-Wulf FW-190fighter began showing up in combat over the skies ofNorthern France, and British Spitfire pilots soon became sittingducks when pitted against this new, superior warbird.However, it did not take the British long to react as they quicklyscrambled to create an airplane equal to this powerful adversary.Thus, the Supermarine Spitfire MkIX was hastily put into production.Originally thought of as a stopgap Spitfire, the MkIX actuallystayed in production through 1944 with 5,665 produced.Cermark, in collaboration with Top Gun R/C Aircraft and theirdistributor in the UK, CML Distribution Ltd., decided it wouldonly be right to begin their line of warbirds with a Spitfire, andthere were none better than legendary WWII fighter ace JohnnieJohnson’s MkIX. ![]()
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