March 6, 20215 yr Think it was yesterday, so belated but HBD anyway. http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/happy-birthday-supermarine-spitfire-2.html "The Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time eighty years ago today. A single-seat fighter and interceptor, the Spitfire is the most famous British aircraft of all time. A small, graceful, elliptical-wing fighter, the Spitfire was not only one of the best performing fighters, but also one of the best looking. Although less numerous than the Hawker Hurricane during the Battle of Britain, it is still remembered as the sleek thoroughbred that turned the tide during that campaign.' Edited March 6, 20215 yr by martin-w
March 6, 20215 yr 1 hour ago, martin-w said: "The Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time eighty years ago today. It is a birthday, but the 80th was actually 5 years ago. How time flies. The prototype Spitfire flew in March 1936, and the production models were rolled out, for squadron service, from June 1938. It's a sobering reminder of getting older, that I can remember, as a young child, watching Seafires, the naval version of the Spitfire, flying from Tangmere a few years after the war. Spitfires had already given way to Gloster Meteors and the Seafires were soon replaced with Hawker Sea Hawks. John B
March 6, 20215 yr Yes, a beautiful and iconic aircraft and we are lucky that two excellent versions have been simulated. I purchased the Real Air Spitfire for FSX many years ago when it first appeared giving me the Mk IX and XIV versions but last year I decided to treat myself to the A2A product. So I now also have Mk I and II versions in my hangar, providing quite a contrast to the later versions but all wonderful to fly, as would be expected from these two developers. Might take the Mk I out for a birthday flight later today to celebrate! Talking of birthdays, when I discovered that another iconic British aircraft, the Vulcan, had made its first flight on the actual day I was born, I decided to get the Just Flight version. What a great product it is too, right down to the unique Vulcan ‘howl’ from those Olympus engines. It has quite well replicated but complex systems and a big manual is provided for system buffs, but it is also possible to really enjoy flying it without having to delve too deeply into the literature. Bill Edited March 6, 20215 yr by scianoir
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