Spitfire could return to production 90 years after first flight
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/spitfire-could-return-to-production-90-years-after-first-flight-5HjdZHW_2/
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Spitfire could return to production 90 years after first flight
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/spitfire-could-return-to-production-90-years-after-first-flight-5HjdZHW_2/
Posted by tylerthe-theatre
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Man I heard the RAF was desperate but this takes the biscuit
It’s a neat design.
It’s not really a Spitfire though, it’s a modernised re-interpretation of something that *looks* like a Spitfire.
Hobbiest aviation folks around the world have been doing that for a while, there is a scale P-51 over in the states that is remarkably accurate until you put it next to a real one and there is a obvious difference in size, at least this one is full scale.
The SW-51 (ScaleWings P-51 Replica) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxAlDPjhGyM
Also the Spitfire (as good as it undoubtedly was) isn’t my favourite British plane from WWII, that would be the Tempest the plane that looked at physics and went “Napier says what?” closely followed by the Hurricane.
Favourite WW2 plane overall, the Yak-9.
What about the royal navy lets build tall ships again with wood and rear Admiral Starmers approval
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Make us focus on 100 year old combustion engine technology and then people wonder what the UAPs are being sighted more frequently in the skies above.
Imagine if they put their resources to something actually useful…
I can’t really find many details. They’re making it out of composite, rather than aluminium, following wartime plans to use ‘Aerolite’. It’s going to be a kit.
But what engine? Presumably they don’t have a stash of spare, airworthy, Merlins. If it doesn’t sound like a Spitfire that’s half the fun gone surely?
I knew we were mad at the eurovison results but this takes the cake
Needs a naming competition.
I’ll start:
Shitfire
This is like buying one of the modern-production E-Type Jaguars.
It’s using modern techniques to reproduce a classic design for people with silly amounts of money to spend. The new two-seater Spitfires will be used for things like experience days, and “only” cost £750,000.
I knew the dead sparrows were desperate for new aircraft but going from aerobic jets to an antique design isn’t really a step forward.