Supermarine Spitfire Technical Drawings

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Supermarine spitfire technical drawings.

300 spitfire i 349 spitfire v etc. The supermarine spitfire began as a private venture replacing an earlier unsuccessful design to specification f 7 30 and emerged to fill a new one f 37 34. First three digits the type or mark no. The spitfire continued to be used as a front line.

Technical drawings numbering system. The supermarine spitfire is a single engine single seat fighter aircraft produced by the british manufacturer supermarine aviation works vickers ltd later the supermarine division of vickers armstrongs aircraft ltd the spitfire was used by the royal air force and allied countries during wwii. First three digits supermarine type no. Under the new system the drawing number gives an indication of the aircraft for which the part was designed.

Flight journal aviation history history of flight aviation history articles warbirds bombers trainers pilots. For example drawing 34927 sheet 43 b is a. Rss 8 00 14 00. An initial production order covered 310 for completion by march 1939 and production began in 1937.

Propeller types df 178 334 1 2 and db299 336 1 for shackleton aircraft. Mk ii mk viii mkxiv and mk xvi included the supermarine spitfire is a british single seat fighter aircraft that was used by the royal air force and many other allied countries throughout the second world war. It is made up as follows. Flight journal aviation history history of flight aviation history articles warbirds bombers trainers pilots.

Drawings for the company s early aircraft were numbered sequentially but a new system was brought in around 1929. The first unit to be equipped was no 19 squadron duxford in august 1938 a big step up from its gloster gauntlets. Aircraft air force fighter supermarine spitfire. The spitfire continued to be used as a front line.

Supermarine spitfire mk v 70 wing span plan. A supermarine spitfire drawing number is made up of 5 digits. Airplane drawing airplane art ww2 aircraft military aircraft luftwaffe rc plane plans plane design old planes supermarine spitfire.