Tamiya 300060748 - 1:72 SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK1
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Tamiya 300060748 - 1:72 SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK1
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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 RollsRoyce Merlin liquid cooled 12
cylinder engine that produced more than 1,000 horsepower, the Mk I
Spitfire attained a top speed of 586 km/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 7.7 mm machine guns, four to each wing. The early production of Mk
I Spitfires used a fixed pitch wooden two blade propeller, which was
later replaced with a two-pitch wooden two blade propeller.
The Spitfires combat action in thwarting Germanys attempt to raid the English mainland during 1940, and known as the Battle of
Britain has ensured this fighters pride of place in the minds of Englands men and women forever.
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| Hersteller: | Tamiya |
| Produkttyp: | Plastikmodellbau |
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