Vickers Supermarine's initial submission was not successful, but through a series of prototypes and improvements (one being the implementation of Rolls-Royce's PV-XII V12 engine), the soon-to-be ...

On this day in aviation history, March 5, 1936, the legendary Supermarine Spitfire took to the skies for the first time. The Spitfire quickly became one of the most iconic aircraft of all time ...

The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works (which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers ...

The engine in the Supermarine Spitfire was a Rolls-Royce Merlin that eventually went into America's P-51 Mustang, as well. It had a lot of power.

Supermarine Spitfire ... left foot moves forward almost in concert with the left hand to keep the nose straight. ... Every Spitfire I've flown takes a bit more muscle to roll than most fighters.

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Thankfully, aviation buffs have plenty of genuinely beautiful aircraft to admire. Consider the Supermarine Spitfire of WW2, which inspired Pilot ...

Two years later, Supermarine and Mitchell were back with a revised design: the Supermarine S.5. Three were built and entered in the Schneider competition, numbered 219, 220, and 221. I’ll be ...

The Spitfire was outfitted with a powerhouse engine: a Rolls-Royce Merlin, 27-liter, V-12 piston engine.In later versions, the Merlin could produce up to 2,000 horsepower. With a two-stage, two ...

Aviation • Supermarine Spitfire. This 80 Percent Scale Supermarine Spitfire Replica Has 100 Percent of the Charm. Published: 21 Sep 2023, 19:24 UTC • By: Benny Kirk. 11 photos.

The Supermarine Spitfire Mark I was an elegant and agile fighting machine. The groundbreaking original design meant the plane could be upgraded with new engines and armaments. Fighting a world war ...

The Spitfire’s Surprising Role in World War II: More Than Just a Fighter Apart perhaps from the B-17 “Flying Fortress,” no other World War II aircraft is as famous as the Supermarine Spitfire.

The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works (which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers ...