spitfire

This is old and well known Airfix Spitfire Mk Vb. It is OOB only i add plastic card to fill wheel well (between wings) and re-scribe panel lines, to get some updated look. Model is prepared for wash and final coat of mat warmish and weathering. Also some final details are missing: mirror...

The Spitfire XIVE had 142.5 UKG (171.1 USG/647.8l) of internal fuel. The Spitfire XVIII had 175.5 UKG (210.8 USG/797.8l) of internal fuel. If fitted with drop tanks, like the experimental IX the USAAF modified, could you get a XIV/XVIII to Berlin and back?

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A former member of this site PM'd me with some comments about the La-7 thread. He was of the opinion that some of the Hawker products were better low down performers than the La-7, though I pointed out that they had 500hp+ more power. Anyway, We got around to comparing the low down...

One of these days I will build a 317 Squadron Spitfire with my initials D JH ( JH D ). Has anyone here built "their" bird and if so do you have photos of the build. Seeing Rochie's Spitfire with his daughter's initials got me to wondering. Cheers Jeff

I found this in an old book " U.S. Air Force Academy The Life of a Cadet" by Jack Engman, 1962 edition. I don't see this Mk XVI on the lists of surviving Spitfires. Where is it now? Was it traded away? The inscription in the scroll reads " This Spitfire is representative of the aircraft...

The ultimate Spitfire or a Spitfire too far?

This thread is going to be where I post news, photos, and videos involving Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection located at the south end of Paine Field in Everett, Washington. I try to visit at least once a week and am always there when they run or fly their aircraft for...

Here is the link to the video that is a few minutes long :) Let me know your thoughts please! In the video are the following aircraft: B-29 "FIFI" Mitsubishi AM63 "Zero" P-51 Mustang "Man-O-War" Supermarine Mark XIV "Spitfire" Grumman F6F "Hellcat" Grumman F8F "Bearcat" View...

Hey, All, I am finishing up the Tamiya 1/48 Spitfire Mk V. I picked up the UltraCast control surface kit. I have all the molded in surfaces removed. It hit me as I was test fitting the ailerons..... deflection of the ailerons in the up versus down direction. Is this a linear deflection? e.g...

My latest book, THE DECISIVE DUEL: SPITFIRE VS. 109, published by Little, Brown, is now available in hardcover and paperback editions at bookstores throughout the UK, as well as from on-line sources including Amazon.Com. The Decisive Duel: Spitfire vs 109: Amazon.co.uk: David Isby: Books...

Hello everyone, This is yet another of my major threads. I were wondering, what Spitfire mark do you either like the most or assume is better than the rest? Basically, which is the best Spitfire mark? Personally, I think the XIX is quite cool, but my favourite for now would have to be the...

Okay, so the Spitfire Mk XIV has a few different wing options, but which one is the best?- The 'A' Wing had 8 x 7.7mm machine guns. The 'B' Wing had 4 x 7.7mm machine guns and 2 x 20mm cannon. The 'C' Wing had 4 x 7.7mm machine guns and 2 x 20mm cannon or 4 x 20mm cannon. The 'E'...

Greetings all, I feel slightly embarrassed cluttering up your awesome forums with these near-pointless threads :oops:... You may or may not have seen the thread I made about the Spitfire vs Mustang, but just to let you know the Spitfire crumpled the 'Stang! Anyway, I've heard that...

Hello everyone, this is my first post! I thought I'd better start by posting something that we all want to know; which was the better dogfighter, the truly British Spit, or the all American Mustang? Posts like this have been done before, but I'm curious for the true answer. Okay...

I was wondering if anyone out there could point me in the right direction I don't remember for sure where I heard about this. The more I think about it seems like a story my father told me when I was a teenager and me reading books about WW2 Planes. At any rate, my question is this : Did the RAF...

Here's a Tamiya 1/48 kit just recently finished. I decided to have a go at cutting and altering the wing flaps to add some interest as I planned to display the model 'in flight'. It was my first attempt at doing that so I was a bit nervous of the results I'd get. The kit went together very well...