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ProfiPACK edition 8281 item No. The Spitfire is so iconic aircraft, that virtually everyone can recognize it. The service of this elegant fighter spanned 13 years with RAF and even more with foreign air forces. It started the service at the end of biplane era and stayed in the frontline use until the jet age. By the early 30s the RAF was looking for replacement ofits ageing ‘awker Fury biplane fighters, The need of considerably faster aircraft was obvious, as the racing monoplane floatplanes ofthat time reached out twice the speed ofthe Fury, One ofthe most successful designers he racing floatplanes was Reginald J, Mitchell. His Supermarine S68, the world speed record to 407 mph (655 km/h) on 20 Septem- and British Air Ministry, under influence of such achievement sued the specification F:7/30 in October 1931. Although it called for modern pursuit aitplane capable of at least 250 mph (400 km/h), se fe out of eight entries were biplanes. The only monoplane proposat was Mitchel’s Supermarine 224, but the design with a gull wing, fied undercarriage and Rolls-Royce Goshawk engine was a disappointment because ofthe lack of speed and poor rate of climb. After that the RAF se the Gloster Gladiator biplane as the winner, cary ork Thefasco with Type 24d not prevent Michel rom further werk He pursues the Sipermatne company turd the warkeon completly new design Toe 400 using brand new Rals-Reye PV? eng, lr soon asthe Metin. The A Minty expressed intrest ad Issued

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