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The Spitfire was a monoplane fighter
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Who designed the spitfire airplane?
The first original spitfire was designed by R.J. Mitchell
Why was the Spitfire called the Spitfire?
The designer of the Supermarine Spitfire, R. J. Mitchell, called it the spitfire because it was just a sort of a silly bloody name that the Airforce would choose. Look on the bright side: the original name was to be the Shrew. If memory serves, the name Spitfire was chosen by Mitchell's daughter and replaced that name.
What is spitfire?
A Supermarine Spitfire was a British fighter plane used in world war 2.
When did the Spitfire enter service?
The Spitfire first entered service on 5th March 1936
What is spitfire World War 2?
A Supermarine Spitfire was a British fighter plane used in world war 2.
What is monoplane and biplane?
A monoplane has a single wing. A biplane has two, upper and lower.
An airplane can be a Monoplane or a?
An airplane can be a Monoplane or Biplane.
What makes a biplane fly?
The same thing that makes a monoplane fly (i.e. lift), except a biplane has twice as many wings to do it with.
What was the British fighter aircraft?
There have been many British fighter aircraft. Possibly 2 of the most famous were WW1's Sopwith Camel, a small biplane fighter, and ww2's Spitfire an aluminium framed and covered fast monoplane.
What is the difference between a monoplanea biplane and a triplane?
a monoplane is a airplnes with 1 wing. a biplane is a aircraft with 2 wings a triplane is a airplane with 3 wings.
What is the Spitfire origin?
The Spitfire origin was fast racing seaplanes. Reginald Mitchell's designs later became one of the first fast monoplane fighters.
What kind of flying machine was a Spitfire?
The Spitfire was a British fighter plane of WW2. It was a sleek, all aluminium monoplane with a 12 cylinder Rolls Royce Merlin engine.
Was the spirit of St. Louis a biplane?
No, the Spirit of St Louis was a custom built, single engine, single seat monoplane.
What is a single winged airplane called?
An airplane with a single pair of wings is called a "monoplane." This is opposed to a "biplane" which has two pairs of wings or a "triplane" which has three. Since biplanes and triplanes have become so rare, the phrase "monoplane" has fallen into disuse as the monoplane configuration is regarded as being the standard.
What do you call a airplane with one wing?
That is a monoplane. The one in the picture above is a biplane.
What is the difference between a bi-plane and mono-plane?
A biplane has two (bi) sets of wings, and a monoplane has one (mono) set of wings. The two sets of wings on a biplane add lift, and also drag, allowing it to fly slower. The one set of wings on a monoplane do not add as much lift or drag, making it faster, and as a result, all the fastest planes are monoplanes, and most planes these days are monoplanes.
An airplane with 1 set of wings?
An aircraft with one set of wings is known as a 'monoplane'. The other common configurations used to be; 2 wings = Biplane and 3 wings = Triplane.
