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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #250 on: March 21, 2022, 10:50:55 AM »
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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #251 on: March 21, 2022, 01:16:02 PM »
My response to turboprop Spitfires ... https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=351.msg195226#msg195226
The Spiteful and Seafang fuselages had the cockpit raised a little, which might improve visibility.

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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #252 on: March 21, 2022, 09:11:30 PM »
My response to turboprop Spitfires ... https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=351.msg195226#msg195226
The Spiteful and Seafang fuselages had the cockpit raised a little, which might improve visibility.

I've always wondered why Supermarine didn't use the Spiteful fuselage on the Spitfire instead of messing around with the F.23 like they did.

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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #253 on: March 22, 2022, 02:24:44 AM »
I think the Airfix 1:48 Seafire 47comes with some extra wing bits. Does anybody produce a 1:48 Seafang or Spiteful?

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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #254 on: March 22, 2022, 03:28:40 AM »
I think the Airfix 1:48 Seafire 47comes with some extra wing bits. Does anybody produce a 1:48 Seafang or Spiteful?
Trumpeter does, I've got them in my stash (part of the very few 1/48 kits I have)

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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #255 on: March 23, 2022, 05:40:12 AM »
I've always wondered why Supermarine didn't use the Spiteful fuselage on the Spitfire instead of messing around with the F.23 like they did.

Agreed. A Spiteful fuselage with F.22 wings would've got Supermarine to a better place quicker than them faffing about with the 'Vickers Valiant'.

Love your hybrid build! I had an early-war whack at the Spiteful-with-Spitfire-wings concept. And, it turns out, that was almost a decade ago ...  :o

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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #256 on: March 23, 2022, 07:55:09 AM »
My Seafire 45 hybrid is based on a Mk.21 but with the Spiteful tail group.

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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #257 on: March 23, 2022, 01:28:32 PM »
Paul Bonhomme on Flying Spitfire FR XIV:

https://vintageaviationecho.com/spitfire-mkxiv-mv293/

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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #258 on: January 08, 2023, 01:07:18 AM »
January 2023 Update.

The complete list of current two-seat Spitfires.

Airworthy
1. MT818 Airworthy operated by Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar
2. MJ627 Airworthy operated by Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar
3. MJ772 Airworthy now lives at the Royal Netherlands Historic Flight foundation.
4. ML407 Airworthy operated by Ultimate Warbird Flights
5. PV202 Airworthy operated by Aerial Collective
6. TE308 Airworthy operated by Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar
7. PT462 Airworthy operated by Aerial Collective 
8. MH367 Airworthy operated by Warbird Adventure Rides
9. SM520 Airworthy operated by Spitfires.com
10. NH341 Airworthy operated by Aero Legends
11. ML295  Airworthy restored at Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar
12. BS410 Owned by Martin Philips. Operated by @Spitfire

Non airworthy
13. EN570 Being restored for Norwegian Flying Aces 
14. MJ444 Being restored for Aero Legends
15. BS548  Being restored by Aircraft Restoration Company  for Ross Pay.
16. TE566  Being restored by Airframe Assemblies Ltd  for Enstone.
17. A T9 being restored for Aerial Collective at ARCo.

There are at least three other aircraft that are proposed but until they get off of the drawing board then I'll leave them off of the public list.
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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #259 on: July 21, 2023, 07:17:45 AM »
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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #260 on: July 22, 2023, 02:28:58 AM »
Different drop tanks - look like US ones.
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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #261 on: July 22, 2023, 05:04:02 AM »
Kind of a retro-idea, Soviet Lend-lease Spitfire re-engined with a suitable Soviet engine that would be better adapted to the Soviet fuels and lubricants.

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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #262 on: July 22, 2023, 06:01:01 AM »
Different drop tanks - look like US ones.

Yes. They are US 75 Gal tanks.

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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #263 on: July 23, 2023, 02:45:37 AM »
Kind of a retro-idea, Soviet Lend-lease Spitfire re-engined with a suitable Soviet engine that would be better adapted to the Soviet fuels and lubricants.

I presume the most likely candidate would be the Klimov M-105.
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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #264 on: November 15, 2023, 04:09:28 AM »
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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #265 on: December 09, 2023, 01:26:12 AM »
What about a French Spitfire development with a Hispano-Suiza 12Y engine instead of the Merlin?  One advantage of this might be that it could be fitted with an engine mounted 20 mm Hispano-Suiza cannon.  Perhaps have it based upon the Mk.1 Spitfire?
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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #266 on: December 09, 2023, 03:30:14 PM »
What about a French Spitfire development with a Hispano-Suiza 12Y engine instead of the Merlin?  One advantage of this might be that it could be fitted with an engine mounted 20 mm Hispano-Suiza cannon.  Perhaps have it based upon the Mk.1 Spitfire?
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Re: Supermarine Spitfire Family
« Reply #267 on: December 10, 2023, 11:57:38 AM »
Froglord: "... amphibious doom descends ... approach the alter and swear your allegiance to the swamp."