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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.
A parts kit is a collection of weapon (notably firearm) parts that, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), "is designed to or may be readily be assembled, completed, converted, or restored to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive."
Spitfire LF Mk Vb of 316 (Polish) "Warszawski" Squadron. This Spitfire has the "cropped" Merlin 45 series engine and the "clipped" wings. The British Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most popular fighter aircraft of the Second World War. The basic airframe proved to be extremely adaptable, capable of taking far more powerful engines and far ...
Additionally, Airfix' line of aircraft kits in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/24 scale were imported from the U.K. and sold under the MPC logo. Some of the initial 1/72 reissues from about 1970–71 featured an array of extra "customizing features" with a few chrome-plated parts, and strange "psychedelic" decals, similar to the wild custom car kits of the ...
[32] [nb 4] Although the Merlin II engine of Spitfire Is running on 87 octane fuel and at 6.6 lbs boost, had a power rating of 1,030 hp (768 kW), the Air Ministry was by early 1937, well aware of the advantages of higher octane fuel on boost pressure particularly at lower altitudes and had committed to standardising on 100 octane fuel.
Summary of aircraft kits built by Loehle Aircraft; Model name First flight Number built Type Loehle 5151 Mustang: 1988 27 fixed gear, 75 retractable gear (2007) 3/4 scale replica of North American P-51 Mustang: Loehle Fokker D-VII: 2 (2007) Replica of Fokker D-VII: Loehle KW-909: 1 (2007) Replica of Messerschmitt Bf 109 & Focke-Wulf Fw 190 ...
The Rolls-Royce Griffon engine was designed in answer to Royal Navy specifications for an engine capable of generating good power at low altitudes. Concepts for adapting the Spitfire to take the new engine had begun as far back as October 1939; Joseph Smith felt that "The good big 'un will eventually beat the good little 'un."
The Spitfire crashed during an airshow at Woodford Aerodrome in 1992 with the loss of the pilot and the civil registration cancelled by the CAA. Ten years later, the registration G-ALGT was reassigned to RM689 for a new-build restoration by Rolls-Royce Heritage Hangar before being moved to long-term storage in 2010. [256] Spitfire F Mk.