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| Spitfire mk I |     | 1 | 3.03% |
| Spitfire mk II |    | 1 | 3.03% |
| Spitfire mk V or Seafire mk I, II, III |    | 2 | 6.06% |
| Spitfire mk VIII |    | 5 | 15.15% |
| Spitfire mk IX, XI |    | 10 | 30.30% |
| Spitfire mk XII or Seafire mk XV,XVII |    | 0 | 0% |
| Spitfire mk XIV, XVIII, XIX | | 12 | 36.36% |
| Spitfire mk 21, 22, 24 or Seafire 45, 46, 47 | | 2 | 6.06% |
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04-28-2006, 01:31 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2005
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| For all Spitfire Fans What was your favourite type of Spitfire/Seafire. In the poll I am giving a choice of the main variants. |
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04-28-2006, 02:08 PM
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| "World Traveller"   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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  | My favourite is the Mk-IX, I like the sleek lines of the merlined engined versions while I like the Griffin engined ones, the bubble canopy makes some of the later marks look odd.
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04-28-2006, 03:02 PM
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| I now what you mean. Although, my favourite merlined mark is the VIII with the retractable tail wheel (much more refined). I saw a mk VIII with a bouble canopy looked great (in my opinion). That why I prefer the late mk XIVs, XVIIIs along with the humps on the cylinders, power! They have to have the eliptical wing though or it doesn't work My favourite Spitfire in terms of look though is the Mk III fighter variant. |
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04-28-2006, 03:10 PM
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| Siggy Master   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland
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| I like the early versions of the Spitfire ,they look very light on the contrary to my favourite German fighter and later Spits.I vote for the Mk.I-IX,especially for MkIX.
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04-28-2006, 06:14 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005
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| Just out of interest what do you think about the Seafang and Spiteful? Personally I think they look like a cross between a Mustang and a Spitfire mk 24. It really doesn't work does it? The eliptical wing was actually more aerodynamic! |
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04-28-2006, 06:46 PM
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04-28-2006, 08:23 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
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| My favorite Spitfire version is the Mk. IX... Although Plan_D would argue with me on that point, I think that the Mk. IX was the best Merlin engined fighter of the war. |
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04-28-2006, 11:31 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pacific Palisades California
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| I love PR XIX's. The Planes of Fame sold theirs off to France last year, but it was so pretty in blue and those props! Chris... |
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04-29-2006, 04:40 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2003
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| in terms of best looking i'm properly going to say PR.XIX as well, especially if she's in PRU pink or blue........
__________________  "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy." |
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04-29-2006, 07:42 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MK UK
Posts: 1,625
| mk ix, i like mh434, first Spit I saw aerobatting like a WW2 might have done, cheers Ray! |
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04-29-2006, 02:51 PM
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| About the mkX1X don't you think the prop should be five bladed rather then cotra-rotating? The mk XVI was a mk IX with a bouble canopy. Shame they didn't do a "bouble" mk VIII for the far east. |
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04-29-2006, 03:11 PM
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| The later ones (21, 22 etc). Theyre the only ones that look as good as everyone seems to think Spitfires do. |
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04-29-2006, 03:29 PM
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| she looks better than those italian lumps of metal you drool over so much.......
__________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy." |
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04-29-2006, 03:40 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England
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| I think not...Theres nothing amazing about the way the Spitfire looks. I think there are several planes which far eclipse it in terms of looks. |
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04-29-2006, 03:51 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003
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| there are several great things about the way the spit looks, and i've seen some planes that come close to her looks (the lanc included) however none that beat her.........
__________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy." |
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