The Spitfire was an amazing aircraft in World War II, capable of great adaptation in design, having reached Mark 24 (24 separate models of Spitfire.) Some of these models had parts made of wood, usually the propeller. However, overall, the spitfire was made primarily of metal.
The Supermarine Spitfire was designed and built by Supermarine.
The Spitfire was a monoplane fighter
The first original spitfire was designed by R.J. Mitchell
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.
The Spitfire was made of aluminium and duraluminium.
The Spitfire prototype was made in early 1936.
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The Spitfire first flew in 1936 and over 20,000 were built by the end of production in 1947
It was made in 1938.
Reginald Mitchell
Every aircraft had it's good points. The Spitfire had excellent maneuverability and accelaration.
It was made of aluminium and steel
The Spitfire was an amazing aircraft in World War II, capable of great adaptation in design, having reached Mark 24 (24 separate models of Spitfire.) Some of these models had parts made of wood, usually the propeller. However, overall, the spitfire was made primarily of metal.
The Spitfire made it's first flight in 1936, - that was 77 years ago.
The Supermarine Aircraft company made most of the Spitfires.
The Supermarine Spitfire was designed and built by Supermarine.