Information about Plastic Model Kit
| Model kit: | Supermarine Spitfire MkIa |
| Finished: | 2012 |
| Manufacturer: | Airfix |
| Camouflage version: | No. 610 Squadron, No. 13 Group, RAF Biggin Hill, July 1940 |
| Scale: | 1/72 |
| Number of parts: | 36 |
| Size: | 12 cm x 16 cm |
| Difficulty: |  |
| Quality of the model kit: |  |
| Brief description of the model kit: | I have already built Spitfire model kit produced by Airfix once, so I knew what I can expect. The kit contains only one possible camouflage version, so it makes the selection easier.|
| Brief description of construction: | I was building the kit in parallel with the Hawker Hurricane Mk.I kit, which made my work easier, because I did not have to mix so many paints again. |
Specifications
| Crew: | 1 |
| Length: | 9.83 m |
| Height: | 4.08 m |
| Wing-span: | 11.8 m |
| Empty weight: | 3,465 kg |
| Maximum speed: | 703 km/h |
| Maximum range : | 2,755 km |
| Service ceiling: | 12,800 m |
History
Supermarine Spitfire was a British single-seat fighter aircraft serving in the Royal Air Force and also in other air forces of the Allied armies during World War II. Spitfire and Hurricane formed the foundation of British fighter aircrafts.
In 1934 the Ministry of Aviation commissioned a request for a new fighter. Supermarine company introduced Type 224th. It was a low-wing monoplane with its wing shaped in W. This type had failed, and aircraft Gloster SS.37 won the contract. Aeronautical engineer Reginald J. Mitchell worked for the Supermarine, decided to continue to develop and create a new plane. He designed Type 300th Staffed aircraft with four machine guns and a new Rolls-Royce engine. The Ministry approved production of this new aircraft. The first serial made Spitfire Mk.I took off on May 14, 1938 and was assigned to 19th Fighter Squadron at RAF Duxford.
This version of Spitfire had twelve-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine Merlin II with a maximum output of 1,015 hp (757 kW). Weight of the aircraft was 4,517 pounds (2,049 kg). Its maximum speed was 346 mph (557 km/h) and a maximum altitude was about 30,500 ft (9,296 m). Armament of aircraft consisted of eight 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns.
Source of information:
- Supermarine Spitfire - Wikipedia. Link to the source: en.wikipedia.org.
- Aircrafts between years 1939 and 1945. Jaroslav Schmid. Fraus 1992, Pilsen.
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