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1:48 SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK.I

Item: TAM61032
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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I
Item #61032

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About the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I
The Supermarine Spitfire is regarded by many as the most
esthetically designed single seat fighter to appear during the
Second World War. It was conceived by the brilliant British
designer Reginald J. Mitchell, and first flew on 5 March 1936. It
was an advanced, low wing single seat monoplane with a very
smooth flush riveted metal skin and a long flowing front cowling.

Using the famous Rolls-Royce "Merlin" liquid cooled 12 cylinder
engine that produced more than 1,000 horsepower, the Mk I
Spitfire attained a top speed of 586km/h. The very distinctive
elliptical shaped wing was useful in reducing parasitic drag and
allowed a fairly thin wing construction. It carried a large
coolant radiator under the starboard wing, and a small oil cooler
under the port wing, giving it an asymmetrical appearance when
viewed from the front and bottom. The retractable main landing
gear also contributed to its smooth lines, and gave it higher
performance. The Mk I Spitfire was armed with eight 7.7mm machine
guns, four to each wing.

The early production Mk I Spitfires used a fixed pitch wooden two
blade propeller, which was later replaced with a two-pitch three
blade propeller. The Spitfire's combat action in thwarting
Germany's attempt to raid the English mainland during 1940, and
known as the "Battle of Britain", has ensured this fighter's
pride of place in the minds of England's men and women forever.

Suggested Paint Colors

X-11 - Chrome Silver
X-13 - Metallic Blue
X-18 - Semi Gloss Black
X-6 - Orange
X-7 - Red
XF-1 - Flat Black
XF-10 - Flat Brown
XF-15 - Flat Flesh
XF-21 - Sky
XF-3 - Flat Yellow
XF-5 - Flat Green
XF-50 - Field Blue
XF-52 - Flat Earth
XF-56 - Metallic Grey
XF-58 - Olive Green
XF-62 - Olive Drab
XF-64 - Red Brown
XF-65 - Field Grey