Recent content by AndyRicco

So mechanically the same as a merlin 45 apart from 2 piece block? That engine in a mk 1 would be a killer combo at low altitude! The radiator on those early spits problably wouldn’t allow run that kind of power for long, especially at low speeds.

I dont know the mod state of the merlin 35 in AR213, but Toni did mentiond he saw +13 boost a few times during take off. The merlin 35 is a very good choice for single stage spitfires because of its high mod state and reliability. I think most of the baby spits flying today have a merlin 35...

As a weapon of war, the mark IX was a great allrounder. Good speed, climb, high altitude performance, armanent and still quite agile. But in terms of pure handling and manouverability, the early marks where more delightful to fly. Toni Bianchi who flew both the mark 1 AR213 and the mark IX...

Dont get me wrong guys. I do get why they restore them to wartime specification, but it would be nice to see something other than a regular IX for a change. 😊

I get your point. But all those little things add up.. Spitfire PL983 are a pilot favourite, its quite a bit faster than a regular IX across the whole speed range. Another spitfires that where higly regarded, where the ee606 and ar213 before the rebuild to wartime spec mk1. According to the...

My point and question is, Why do all those new builds get these military equipment that only takes away handling and performance? If i where a pilot that had 3 million dollars to spend on a warbird, i would most certainly want it to give me most joy when flying. Not add unecessary stuff that...

If you have a name plate of a mk1, you have to construct it with an external bulletproof windscreen? As far as i remember, you can have it as you want, as long as it was produced on a original spitfire. Let say you have a destroyd mark V in pieces and want to rebuild it to flying condition, you...

If you have the ID tag of an original spitfire, you can construct the airplane from scratch. That means it has no other historical value other than the number plate, everything is new built. As for existing spitfire's bulidt during ww2, i completly understand they dont want to change that...

The speed Spitfire is a perfect example that spitfire airframe had great speed potential. It managed over 400mph at sea level, while the later griffon spits with about the same power and all the military equipment fitted, managed around 360mph at sea level. I wonder why all new built spits...