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Supermarine Spitfire MKII |
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The later marks were very fast and maneuverable and, like the Mustang, were used in Korea. It is still hotly debated wether the Spitfire or the Mustang was the greatest fighter of WWII (I'm sure the Germans would argue the case for the FW190). |
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History: Undoubtedly the most famous British combat aircraft of World War II, the Spitfire is as deeply ingrained in the collective psyche of most Britons as the P-51 Mustang is in most Americans'. First flown on 5 March 1936, the Spitfire sprang from the design desk of R.J. Mitchell, who had previously submitted an unsuccessful design for a similar fighter, the Type 224. Once given the freedom to design an aircraft outside of the strict Air Ministry specifications, his Type 300 emerged as a clear winner; so much so that a new Air Ministry specification was written to match the new design. |
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The Spitfire Mk I became operational at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, in July 1938, and as time went on, the Spitfire was to become one of the most versatile and most-modified aircraft in existence, with various wing designs, armament changes, and engine changes dictating its many identities. |
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By the time WWII began in September 1939, nine squadrons of Spits were operational with the RAF, and the Spitfire quickly lived up to its good reputation by downing a German He 111 over the UK the following month. Ten more Spitfire squadrons were on strength by the fall of 1940, when the Battle of Britain tested the nation's resolve and military resources. Spitfires soon began overseas operations, in Malta, the Middle East, and the Pacific. |
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The Spitfire served, and continued to be built, throughout WWII. It served in many theaters, and with many Allied nations, including the USA and the Soviet Union. |
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While certainly not all-inclusive or comprehensive, this list of some of the most significant variants of the Spitfire/Seafire gives some idea of the complexity of the aircraft's history: * Mk IB: Four 7.7-mm (0.303-inch) guns and two 20-mm cannon; * Mk VA/B/C: More powerful Merlin engine, provisions for drop-tanks or bombs, wing and armament changes; * Mk VII: High-altitude interceptor with pressurized cockpit and retractable tailwheel; * Mk VIII: Pure fighter with unpressurized cockpit; * Mk IX: Two-stage Merlin engine mated to Mk V airframe; |
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* Mk XIV: Griffon 65/66 engine with five-bladed propeller, strengthened fuselage, broad tail, late models had bubble canopy; * Mk XVI: Packard Merlin engine, many had bubble canopy; * Seafire Mk IIC: Catapult hooks and strengthened landing gear, Merlin engine, 4-blade propeller; * Seafire Mk III: Double folding wings and 1,585-hp Merlin 55 engine. |
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The last operational mission of the Spitfire took place on 1 April 1954, when a Spitfire PR.Mk 19 flew a photo-reconnaissance mission over Malaya. The final mission of the Seafire was in 1967, after many years of faithful service with the Fleet Air Arm and various training squadrons. |
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The Spitfire, one of the most significant and revered fighter aircraft ever built, continues to steal the lion's share of attention at airshows and fly-ins. The remaining examples are flown with great care, and continued Spitfire restorations ensure that this beautiful aircraft will continue to delight pilots and spectators alike for the foreseeable future. Nicknames: Spit; Spitter; Bomfire (Spitfires used as fighter-bombers) Number Built: 20,334 Sptifires; 2,556 Seafires Number Still Airworthy: ~50 Link |
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Specification: Spitfire Mk.II Year deployed - 1940 Wing span, m - 11.23 Lenght, m - 9.12 Height, m - 2.69 (3.02) Wings area, m2 - 22.50 Weight, kg - empty aircraft - 2261 - normal take-off - 2846 Engine - 1 PE Rolls-Roywith E Merlin XII Power, hp - 1 Y 1175 Maximum speed, km/h - 595 Combat range, km - 683 Rate of climb, m/min - 793 Service ceiling, m - 9997 Crew- 1 Armament: 8 7,69-mm machine-guns Browning with 300 (350 - Mk.II) rounds |
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JRLucariny FS2002/2004 model FDE Spitfire Mk XIV for FS2002 Pro. Andrew C Wai (acwai@yahoo.com) Alessandro Biagi (alxbiagi@tin.it) |
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DRAWINGS “Polish Aces of World War2” OSPREY AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES - 21 |
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Supermarine Spitfire MKV SPITFIRE V W3506/RF-U HENDON LAMB of Sgt Mieczystaw Adamek, No 303 Sqn, Northolt,December 1941. |
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Supermarine Spitfire MKV The Mk-V was the first model of the Spitfire to have the standard 20mm. cannon. It was also the first plane to shoot down a Fw-190. |
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Service: Australia, Canada, Egypt, France, Britian, Greece, Italy (after armistice), New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, USA. |
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History: Deliveries of production Spitfire I's began in June 1938, just over two years after 'Mutt' Summers flew the prototype at Southhampton on the 5th of March, 1936. In the two years preceding production, Supermarine laid out their Woolston factory for large-scale production and organized one of the largest subcontract schemes ever envisioned in Britain. Until that time, as it was becoming increasingly obvious that there was no limit to the likely demand for the Spitfire. It was also obvious that one factory alone was not going to be able to meet the demand even with subcontracting. Large scale plans were laid during 1937 for the construction by the Nuffield Group of a large new shadow factory at Castle Bromwich near Birmingham for Spitfire production. On April 12,1938 a contract was placed for 1,000 Spitfires to be built at this new factory, of which the actual construction had not then even begun. By the time of the Munich crisis on 12-13 September, 1938, only five Spifires had been completed. In the following year, on April 29 further contracts were placed with Supermarine for 200 Spitfires and on August 9 for 450. When Britain went to war on September 3,1939 a total of 2,160 Spitfires were already on order. |
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Structurally the Spitfire was a straightforward design with a light alloy monocoque fuselage and a single spar wing with stressed-skin covering and fabric-covered control surfaces. The Spitfire was adapted from Reginald Mitchell's aesthetically pleasing 1925 F.7/30 design. To preserve the clean nose-cowling lines originally conceived by Mitchell, the radiator was located beneath the starboard wing with the smaller oil cooler causing some asymmetry beneath the port wing, and the carburetor air intake under the center fuselage. A DeHavilland two-blade wooden fixed-pitch propeller was employed by the prototype and the first Spitfire I's had the Airscrew Company's wooden fixed-pitch two-blade. Later a DeHavilland three-blade, two position propeller was adopted after trials on the first prototype. The new propeller gave a 5 mph increase in speed. In 1940 DeHavilland three-blade constant-speed propeller were substituted. Production Spitfires had a fixed tail wheel and triple ejector exhaust manifolds. The PV.12 engine which became the X80 HP Rolls-Royce Merlin II and later the Merlin III engine was installed. |
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The Spitfire I weighed 5,280 lb. had a wing loading of 24 lbs/ft sq. and a fuel capacity of 85 Imperial gallons. Its maximum speed was 362 mph its maximum diving speed was 450 mph its initial climb rate was 2,500 ft./min. and it took 9.4 minutes to climb to 20,000 feet. Its combat range was 395 miles and its roll rate was 140 deg/sec. Standard armament in what was known as the A wing was eight 0.303-in. Browning machine-guns with 300 rounds of ammunition. The speed of the Spitfire I was marginally higher than that of its principal opponent the Luftwaffes Messerschmitt Bf 109E and it was infinitely more maneuverable than the German fighter although the Bf 109E could out climb and out dive the British fighter and its shell-firing cannon had a longer range than the Spitfire's machine-guns. The 1,175 hp Merlin XII was adopted as the standard power plant in the Type 329 Spitfire II with a Rotol three-blade propeller and 73 lb. of amour protection but this variant was otherwise similar to the Spitfire I. Deliveries of the Spitfire Mk IIs began in 1940 following the Mark I production lines and became the first major production variant to be delivered from Castle Bromwich. By April 1941 650 Mk IIs had left the Bromwich factory and the changeover was complete. Most of the Mk Is were then relegated to the training role. In 1941 the Merlin 45 series of two-stage single-speed engines was adopted and the Type 349 Spitfire V so powered followed the Mark II into production and service. The Spitfire V loaded weight had crept up to 6,417 lb. and the maximum speed up to 369 mph. The first squadron to fly the Spitfire V was the No. 92 and in March 1942, fifteen Spitfire VBs which had been shipped to Malta on H.M.S. Eagle, became the first Spitfires to serve outside Europe. Spitfires of this Mark were later to serve in the Western Desert and the Pacific and Burma areas. |
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In the normal course of development, means were sought to increase the altitude performance of the Spitfire which was inferior to that of the Messerschmitt Bf 109E . This called for two principal modifications, the introduction of a pressurized cabin and the use of an engine suitably rated for higher altitude. The first version of the Spitfire so equipped was the Mark VI derived directly from the Mark VB as a result of work on pressure cabins at the Royal Aircraft Establishment and Supermarine during 1940-41. At the R.A.E., R7120 was fitted with a Merlin 47 (the high rated version of the Merlin 45) with a four-blade Rotol propeller with Jablo blades and a pressure cabin. The same engine was employed by the 100 Spitfire VI (Type 350) fighters built by Supermarine the first two of these AB176 and X4942 serving as prototypes. The production Spitfire VI also had an increase in wing area to improve controllability at high altitudes the wing being of pointed planform with a span of 40 ft. 2 in. The pressure cabin was contained between the bulkheads fore and aft of the cockpit and a special non-sliding hood was fitted to simplify the sealing problem. A Marshall blower provided a cabin differential of 2 lb./s. in. reducing apparent altitude from 40,000 feet to 28,000 feet. In other respects including armament the Spitfire VI was similar to the Mark VB. |
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The Spitfire VII (Type 351) was a more extensive re-design for high-altitude work and was the first of the Spitfire series intended to make use of the two speed Merlin 60 series of engines. These two-stage engines were coupled with a re-designed cooling system which showed itself in the enlarged air intake under the port wing matching that to starboard. The wing outline remained similar to that of the Spitfire VI but the ailerons were reduced in span. The chord and area of the rudder were increased and the elevator horn balance was extended. Structural changes were made to the fuselage to take the increased engine loads and a double-glaze sliding hood was fitted to the cockpit. The retractable tail wheel first developed for the Spitfire III was applied in production for the first time on the Mark VII and the universal C -type wing was employed. Maximum speed jumped by 44 mph to 408 mph and normal loaded weight climbed to 7,875 lbs. Production of some 40 different variants of the Spitfire took place throughout the war and after. They served in every combat area, operating as fighters, fighter-bombers, reconnaissance aircraft and carrier-based fighters with the Royal Navy. Griffon engines replaced Merlins after a time, and the Spitfire XIX reconnaissance version became the fastest of all the wartime Spitfires with a speed of nearly 460 mph (748 km/h). The last Spitfire was built in 1947. As a fighter, at all altitudes it had proved superb, while continuous edges gained firstly by German Bf 109s and Focke Wulfs 190s and then by different versions of the Spitfire led to closely-matched battles throughout the war. Link |
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Spitfire Mk-V: Engine: one Rolls-Royce Merlin 45 at 1,470 hp. Speed: 357 mph Range: 470 miles Climb: 4,750 fpm Ceiling: 35,500 ft. Armament: two 20mm. Hispano cannons and four .303 Browning machine guns plus an optional 500 lb bomb |
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FDE Spitfire Mk XIV for FS2002 Pro. Andrew C Wai (acwai@yahoo.com) Alessandro Biagi (alxbiagi@tin.it) DRAWINGS “Polish Aces of World War2” OSPREY AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES - 21 |
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Supermarine Spitfire MKII NK-K Spitfire IIA, P8088, of no. 118 sqn, flown by Pilot Oficer A.S.C.Lumsden. Stationed at Ibsley, May 1941. This particular Spitfire was presented to the R.A.F. by the people of the Borough of Lambeth through public subscription. |
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Supermarine Spitfire MKII What can I say about the Supermarine Spitfire that hasn’t been said before? Not much. For me the Spitfire represents my favorite movie, The Battle of Britain, where it battled ex-Spanish Hispano Ha 1112 M-1-L Buchons and licensed built He 111 by Casa with Rolls-Royce Merlin engines. The movie brings back memories of a little me unable to understand the dialogues, not yet knowing a word of English, but enough of that. The Spitfire was the aircraft that helped stopped the German onslaught in 1940, but the biggest share of work went to his older companion, the Hawker Hurricane. |
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The Supermarine Spitfire was a single seat fighter used by the RAF and many Allied countries in World War II. The Spitfire's elliptical wings gave it a very distinctive look; their thin cross-section gave it speed; the brilliant design of Chief Designer R.J. Mitchell and his successors (he died in 1937) meant the Spitfire was loved by its pilots. It saw service during the whole of World War II, in all theatres of war, and in many different variants. More than 8,300 of all variants were built, and Spitfires remained in service well into the 1950s. |
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Design Supermarine Chief Designer R.J. Mitchell had won three Schneider Trophy seaplane races with his aircraft, by combining powerful Napier or Rolls Royce engines with minute attention to streamlining. These same qualities are equally useful for a fighter design, and in 1930 Mitchell produced such a plane in response to an Air Ministry request for a new and modern monoplane fighter. This first attempt at a fighter resulted in a open-cockpit monoplane with gull-wings and a large fixed spatted undercarriage. The Supermarine Type 224 did not live up to expectations; nor did any of the competing designs which were also deemed failures. |
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Mitchell immedately turned his attention to an improved design as a private venture, with the backing of Supermarine owners Vickers. The new design added gear retraction, an enclosed cockpit, oxygen gear, and the much more powerful Rolls Royce PV-12 engine. By 1935 the Air Ministry had seen enough advancement in the industry to try the monoplane design again. They eventually rejected the new Supermarine design on the grounds that it did not carry the required eight-gun load, and didn't appear to have room to do so. |
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Once again Mitchell was able to solve the problem. Looking at various Heinkel planes he settled on the use of an eliptical planform, which had much more chord to allow for the required eight-guns, while still having the low drag of the earlier, simpler wing design. This was enough to sell the Air Ministry on this new Type 300, which they funded as F.10/35. The prototype first flew on March 5, 1936. Performance was such that the Air Ministry immediately placed an order for 310. At the time it was still being "shaken out" by Vickers test pilots, even before the aircraft had been handed to them for their own flight testing. |
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Mk.II With the end of the Battle of Britain the RAF gained some breathing room over the winter of 1940/41. They took this opportunity to work several additions into the production lines, creating the Type 329 Spitfire Mk.II. Chief among the changes was the upgraded 1,175hp Merlin XII engine. The added power boosted top speed by 15 knots, and improved climb rate somewhat. The climb rate would have been improved further if not for the addition of 75 pounds of armor plating around the pilot. The Mk.II was produced both in the IIA eight-gun and IIB cannon armed versions. Deliveries were very rapid, and they quickly replaced all remaining Mk.I's in service, which were then sent to training conversion units. The entire RAF had re-equipped with the new version by April 1941, and a total of 920 were built. |
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Naval Version There also was a naval version of the Spitfire called the Seafire. It was especially adapted for operation from aircraft carriers: with an arrester hook, folding wings and other specialised equipment. However, like the Spitfire, the Seafire had a narrow undercarriage track, which meant that it was not well suited to deck operations, and had a very high accident rate. |
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Battle of Britain The Spitfire is often credited with winning the Battle of Britain. The aircraft, and Mitchell, were lauded in the (somewhat inaccurate) movie "The First Of The Few". It certainly must be considered one of the finest aircraft of the war... and possibly the most beautiful. But how did it compare with the Hawker Hurricane (that the RAF used in greater numbers at that critical stage in 1940), or with its counterpart in the German Luftwaffe, the Messerschmitt 109? The Hurricane's guns were better suited to attacking bombers, but the close pattern of fire and slow speed made the Hurricane a bad choice for attacking the German fighter protection. The Spitfire, on the other hand, was in most respects the close equal of the Me109 but had some attributes that helped "Spits" to win many "dog fights"... most often quoted is manoeuvrability but good cockpit visibility was probably a greater factor. Nonetheless, seven in every ten German planes shot down during the Battle of Britain were victims of Hurricane pilots. |
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Planes remaining in use Many Spitfires and a few Seafires remain airworthy and many aircraft museums treasure static examples of this graceful yet lethal fighter. The RAF maintains some for flying display and ceremonial purposes in the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at Coningsby in Lincolnshire. Specification: Spitfire Mk.II Year deployed - 1940 Wing span, m - 11.23 Lenght, m - 9.12 Height, m - 2.69 (3.02) Wings area, m2 - 22.50 Weight, kg - empty aircraft - 2261 - normal take-off - 2846 Engine - 1 PE Rolls-Roywith E Merlin XII Power, hp - 1 Y 1175 Maximum speed, km/h - 595 Combat range, km - 683 Rate of climb, m/min - 793 Service ceiling, m - 9997 Crew- 1 Armament: 8 7,69-mm machine-guns Browning with 300 (350 - Mk.II) rounds. |
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