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

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   The first test of the aircraft was in intercepting V1 flying bombs and the Mk XIV was the most successful of all Spitfire marks in this role. When 150 octane fuel was introduced in mid-1944 the "boost" of the Griffon engine was able to be increased to +25 lbs (80.7"), allowing the top speed to be increased by about 30 mph (26 kn; 48 km/h) to ...

3. Jurca Spit - Wikipedia

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   The Jurca MJ-10 Spitfire is a sport aircraft designed by Marcel Jurca in France as a replica of the Supermarine Spitfire and marketed for homebuilding. Plans for two versions were produced, the MJ-10, at 3/4 scale, and the MJ-100, at full-scale. Construction throughout is of wood, and the builder may choose to complete the aircraft with either ...

4. Radio-controlled aircraft - Wikipedia

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   A radio-controlled aircraft (often called RC aircraft or RC plane) is a small flying machine that is radio controlled by an operator on the ground using a hand-held radio transmitter. The transmitter continuously communicates with a receiver within the craft that sends signals to servomechanisms (servos) which move the control surfaces based on ...

5. List of surviving Supermarine Spitfires - Wikipedia

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   TE554, The Black Spitfire Airworthy. Spitfire LF Mk.IXe TE554. The Black Spitfire, and former Israeli Air Force 20-57. The personal mount of former Israeli Air Force Chief of Staff and president Ezer Weizman, it is used for ceremonial flying displays and based at the Israeli Air Force Museum in Hatzerim. [69] [70] Static display. Spitfire F Mk ...

6. Radio-controlled model - Wikipedia

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   1:10 scale radio-controlled car (Saab Sonett II)A radio-controlled model (or RC model) is a model that is steerable with the use of radio control (RC). All types of model vehicles have had RC systems installed in them, including ground vehicles, boats, planes, helicopters and even submarines and scale railway locomotives.

7. Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire - Wikipedia

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   Data from Supermarine Aircraft General characteristics Length: 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) Wingspan: 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Wing area: 122 sq ft (11.3 m 2) Empty weight: 992 lb (450 kg) Gross weight: 1,785 lb (810 kg) Powerplant: 1 × General Motors-Isuzu V-6 liquid-cooled piston engine, 226 hp (169 kW) Propellers: 3-bladed Ivoprop composite propeller Performance Maximum speed ...

8. 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.

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

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   Spitfire LF Mk IX MH434 of Duxford's Old Flying Machine Company.. The British Supermarine Spitfire was facing several challenges by mid-1942. The debut of the formidable Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in late 1941 had caused problems for RAF fighter squadrons flying the latest Spitfire Mk Vb. [2]