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See: Mustang X: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_P-51_variants
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In my humble opinion the Spitfire is the most beautiful piece of machinery ever built.
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Conningsby, June 2010
Through the fence. He was flying out to an airshow elsewhere.  Although yes, the first aircraft recognizable as a Spitfire was a seaplane, it was so because it was designed as a racing plane for the Schneider Trophy. Best Les
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That gave me the shivers and tingles....AWESOME!
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You've sent every one racing racing for their Boys' Own....(or google as its now known...) I built a model of this as a kid....Supermarine 6B, Schneider Trophy contender 
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There is always this one.
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^^^Also at Duxford.
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Here's another one. I think I got it from another thread some time ago.
 I just realized it is the aircraft I shot at Conningsby. Lovely Les
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What a beautiful photograph.
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Mitchell didnt commence the design of the Spitfire until 1936.The Schneider Trophy Supermarine seaplanes raced in '34 and '35.
The Mustang was designed in 6 weeks apparently to meet a UK design requirement. Most if not all Mustangs probably had Packard assembled Rolls-Royce Merlins. The Mosquito in my view was an even better looking plane than the Spitfire, and considerably faster.
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 Me too. (albeit a framed Barrie A. F. Clark poster in our rec room) The purists will have to excuse the prop on the hanging model - I searched for a 4-bladed unit but had to settle for the 3-blade from a 'gas' powered model. As for the real thing, I know of more than a couple of guys who'd give their 'left nut' for some quality seat time in one of these beauties, me included. Cheers JB
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Hot damn, that's awesome. I agree about the Spitfire being one of my favorite airplanes of all time - along with the F4U Corsair and the P51 Mustang....
How many Spitfires are still in flying condition?
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Thanks - can't get enough of that sound...or the shape.
     
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Various different model of Spitfire were fitted with 2,3,4,5 and even 6(actually 2x 3 bladed contra-rotating) bladed propellers.
There are supposedly about 40 airworthy now.
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Very cool!!!
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In every genre, there are a mere handful of machines that truly capture the imagination. In aviation, the Spitfire is certainly in that very exclusive club. What a machine...
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JC (Top Gear) is kind of a boob, but reflecting on that piece I can't imagine what he must have felt - being intelligent, English, over England, in a Spitfire...I give him a pass
- Lets not forget the Spitfire's brother in arms, The Hurricane - That machine (and even more, radar) was more of a factor in winning The Battle of Britain than the Spitfire. - although the biggest factor of all was the men that flew them....
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