Spitfire Manuals

[krieghund]

Anyone happen to have a Spitfire Mk 1A Pilot's Notes?

 

[Aozora]

Attached are Spitfire VII/VIII Pilot's Notes: unlike many Pilot's Notes posted on the internet these are not reproductions of reprints; they were printed and issued in December 1943.

 

[tomo pauk]

Thanks

 

[Vincenzo]

i add myself to thanks

 

[GregP]

A pdf Spitfire V manual says it cruises at 180 mph below 8,000 feet; 160 mph from 8,000 to 15,000 feet; and 150 mph above 15,000 feet. At very LOW altitude, can increase to 200 mph without seriously affecting range. Speeds are I.A.S.

On a typical day, 180 mph IAS at 8,000 feet is about 209 mph or so TAS.

So, a Spitfire V would have difficulty keeping up with an A-36 at 250 mph without having to abandon the escort before long. It had notoriously short legs.

 

[VERSUCH]

Hi everyone, I have lost my copy of Spitfire Mk 18 pilots notes. Anyone able to help with a copy?
Regards Mike

 

[Baball]

I have just stumbled across the Pilot's Notes for the Spitfire Mk.I.
Maybe one day we'll get the complete set of all PNs for the spit

 

[Baball]

Fat stack of manuals incoming!

• Spitfire Mk.IIA & IIB Volume I descriptive manual
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire Mk.VI
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire F Mk.IX
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire Mk.16
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire F Mk.XII in better quality
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire Mk.XIV & XIX 1st edition
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire Mk.XIV & XIX 2nd edition
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire Mk.18
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire Mk.21
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire Mk.22 & 24
• Pilot's Notes for Seafire Mk.I, II & III

Credits to JimSam for amassing such a huge collection of manuals.

 

[VERSUCH]

Baball, you have made my day! Take a pat on the back out of petty cash and the rest of the day off.

Kind Regards Mike

 

[Berny5664]

Thank you, great work

 

[sandokan]

Thanks a lot!

 

[MiTasol]

and another to expand the collection

 

[fubar57]

Thanks Mi.

 

[MiTasol]

Fat stack of manuals incoming!

• Spitfire Mk.IIA & IIB Volume I descriptive manual
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire Mk.VI
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire F Mk.IX
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire Mk.16
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire F Mk.XII in better quality
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire Mk.XIV & XIX 1st edition
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire Mk.XIV & XIX 2nd edition
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire Mk.18
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire Mk.21
• Pilot's Notes for Spitfire Mk.22 & 24
• Pilot's Notes for Seafire Mk.I, II & III

Credits to JimSam for amassing such a huge collection of manuals.

Amendments to the Mk 16 manual that Baball posted.

 

[MiTasol]

I could not see any F.IX manual so here is the second edition regenerated from a poor photocopy. OCRd but probably not very useable. The Amendment record is from a different copy as it was missing from the copy.

NOTE - I should have posted them here but I created a separate thread some time back of AP 1565 Spitfire maintenance documents

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