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2. Supermarine Spitfire - Wikipedia

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   Audio recording of Spitfire fly-past at the 2011 family day at RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire Supermarine Spitfire G-AWGB landing at Biggin Hill Airport, June 2024. The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II.

3. Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin-powered variants) - Wikipedia

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   The basic F.37/34 (as Spitfire was still then known) wing and undercarriage were mated to a modified fuselage which provided room for a gunner and a remote control four-gun turret (originally armed with .303 Brownings, later with Lewis light machine guns.) Other modifications included a cooling system mounted in a chin radiator housing.

4. Supermarine Spitfire (Griffon-powered variants) - Wikipedia

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   Spitfire F.22 of No. 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron in 1949 The Mk 22 was identical to the Mk 21 in all respects except for the cut-back rear fuselage, with the tear-drop canopy, and a more powerful 24 volt electrical system in place of the 12 volt system of all earlier Spitfires.

5. Elliptical wing - Wikipedia

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   The Supermarine Spitfire uses a modified elliptical wing. An elliptical wing is a wing planform whose leading and trailing edges each approximate two segments of an ellipse . It is not to be confused with annular wings , which may be elliptically shaped.

6. Gyro gunsight - Wikipedia

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   The instrument panel of a Spitfire IX showing the Mk IID Gyro reflector gunsight. To set range the dial adjusts the reticle size to match target wingspan. Currently set to the Junkers Ju 88, it ranged in size from the large Fw 200 Condor to the small Messerschmitt Bf 109.

7. Aircraft engine controls - Wikipedia

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   Aircraft instrument panel with engine controls and indicators of a Cessna 182D Skylane. Aircraft engine controls provide a means for the pilot to control and monitor the operation of the aircraft's powerplant. This article describes controls used with a basic internal-combustion engine driving a propeller. Some optional or more advanced ...

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9. Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire - Wikipedia

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   The Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire is an American homebuilt aircraft produced in kit form by Supermarine Aircraft. [1] [2] [3] A replica of the famous British Supermarine Spitfire World War II fighter, it was originally produced to 75% scale. Subsequent models have increased the scale of the fuselage and added a second seat.