Supermarine Spitfire Technical Drawings

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Supermarine spitfire technical drawings.

The spitfire continued to be used as a front line. The supermarine spitfire began as a private venture replacing an earlier unsuccessful design to specification f 7 30 and emerged to fill a new one f 37 34. 300 spitfire i 349 spitfire v etc next two digits are for the major assembly see the major assembly listing below sheet number issued sequentially letter denotes the edition of the drawing. 300 spitfire i 349 spitfire v etc.

Mk ii mk viii mkxiv and mk xvi included the supermarine spitfire is a british single seat fighter aircraft that was used by the royal air force and many other allied countries throughout the second world war. Under the new system the drawing number gives an indication of the aircraft for which the part was designed. Supermarine spitfire mk v 70 wing span plan. The first unit to be equipped was no 19 squadron duxford in august 1938 a big step up from its gloster gauntlets.

For example drawing 34927 sheet 43 b is a. A supermarine spitfire drawing number is made up of 5 digits. First three digits the type or mark no. Drawings for the company s early aircraft were numbered sequentially but a new system was brought in around 1929.

First three digits supermarine type no. Airplane drawing airplane art ww2 aircraft military aircraft luftwaffe rc plane plans plane design old planes supermarine spitfire. The spitfire continued to be used as a front line. Flight journal aviation history history of flight aviation history articles warbirds bombers trainers pilots.

The supermarine spitfire is a british single seat fighter aircraft that was used by the royal air force and many other allied countries throughout the second world war. Rss 8 00 14 00. It is made up as follows. Aircraft air force fighter supermarine spitfire.

An initial production order covered 310 for completion by march 1939 and production began in 1937. Propeller types df 178 334 1 2 and db299 336 1 for shackleton aircraft. Technical drawings numbering system.