On January 7, 1942, the Supermarine Seafire, the navalized version of the Spitfire, made its first flight. Developed in order to provide a high-performance fighter capable of carrier operations ...

Supermarine Spitfire Jeff Ethell’s Pireps. Jeff Ethell January 1995. Get our newsletter! Get ... Lining up for take-off is intimidating with that Rolls-Royce engine sticking way out in front.

Vickers Supermarine's initial submission was not successful, but through a series of prototypes and improvements (one being the implementation of Rolls-Royce's PV-XII V12 engine), the soon-to-be ...

The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works (which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers ...

The Spitfire was outfitted with a powerhouse engine: a Rolls-Royce Merlin, 27-liter, V-12 piston engine.In later versions, the Merlin could produce up to 2,000 horsepower. With a two-stage, two ...

The idea to take the iconic Second World War Supermarine Spitfire fighter and stick a couple of pontoons where the landing gear should be is very strange indeed. One can't help but think two ...

Two years later, Supermarine and Mitchell were back with a revised design: the Supermarine S.5. Three were built and entered in the Schneider competition, numbered 219, 220, and 221. I’ll be ...

Look no further than this 80 percent scale replica Spitfire for sale via K-aircraft Jets & Props out of Schwabmunchen in Germany. This particular build, completed in 2005, is part of a production ...

When most people think of the most legendary planes of WWII, the Supermarine Spitfire or the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress will likely come to mind.However, there is one often overlooked fighter ...

EXCLUSIVE: Lord Beaverbrook's vital contribution in the production of the now iconic Supermarine Spitfire is rarely recognised. By Leo McKinstry 19:19, Fri, Jun 21, 2024 | UPDATED: 16:09, Mon, Jun ...

The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works (which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers ...