Simviation Forum - Spitfire

Jun 18^th, 2005 at 4:05pm

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Hello guys,

A few snaps from the Spitfire I shot at Gilze Rijen yesterday. The weather didn't cooperated, but my lens performed just fine considering the low cloud base.

More will follow

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Reply #1 - Jun 18^th, 2005 at 4:34pm

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That is AWESOME! Grin

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Reply #2 - Jun 18^th, 2005 at 5:06pm

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shame about the weather. But awesome shots.

i wanna see the red arrows shots, i clearly see what is either red 3 or red 7 sitting in the back there.

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Reply #3 - Jun 18^th, 2005 at 5:13pm

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Nice.

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i clearly see what is either red 3 or red 7 sitting in the back there.

I'd like you to tell me just how you came to know that it was either Red 3 or 7. As far as I know they look the same.

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Reply #4 - Jun 18^th, 2005 at 5:16pm

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where its parked. Every time i have seen them they park up in order. Because i can only see 3, and not how they are parked i am assuming it could be either 7 or 3 if they are parked in one long line.

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Reply #5 - Jun 18^th, 2005 at 5:24pm

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So only because you can see three. Remember at airshows they have 10 lined up. So that could be Red 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 assuming they're parked in that photo left to right. If they're right to left then it could be Red 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10.

So lets just say that it's one of the red's and not try to guess exactly which it is. Grin

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Reply #6 - Jun 18^th, 2005 at 9:03pm

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Reply #7 - Jun 18^th, 2005 at 10:32pm

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Wonderful shots! Lucky you got to see it fly!

The fighter factory spitfire was at the show I went to today, and it was looking pretty sharp, but it didn't move at all during the show...

might have to take vacation time monday to go sit and wait for it to depart....excepts for the fact that as soon as I'm in the porta-john the blasted thing will take off and be just out of focus before I get done with my business... Sad

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Reply #8 - Jun 18^th, 2005 at 10:37pm

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Now it's time to play "Guess the Mark!"

I'm guessing a Mk IX because of the 4-bladed prop, two radiators, the cannons, and the exhaust, but I am tempted to guess later. Deep inside, I keep wanting to say it's a XIV for some reason.

BTW, what is the small intake above the exhaust in pics 2 for?

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Reply #9 - Jun 19^th, 2005 at 3:40am

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Delicious pics of a delicious aircraft Wink

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Reply #10 - Jun 19^th, 2005 at 5:50am

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here you can read the exact type: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/654948/L/

mine should appear on Anet next week...hopefully. Wink

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Reply #11 - Jun 19^th, 2005 at 6:09am

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Now it's time to play "Guess the Mark!"

I'm guessing a Mk IX because of the 4-bladed prop, two radiators, the cannons, and the exhaust

You guessed right... Wink

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Reply #12 - Jun 19^th, 2005 at 6:11am

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A lovely MkIX there. Kevin the XIV has the Griffon engine and a 5 bladed prop Wink

The funny little intake is actually where the cowling had to be bulged to fit the intercooler on the Merlin 60 series engines (if memory serves...), and they knocked a couple of holes in it for extra cooling to improve its performance (by a pathetically small amount but every little helps) Wink

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Reply #13 - Jun 19^th, 2005 at 8:52am

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I didn't think all XIV's had 4 blade props...

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Reply #14 - Jun 19^th, 2005 at 12:22pm

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I didn't think all XIV's had 4 blade props...

All XIVs had 5 blades. The XII had 4, as did the Seafire XV. I imagine the Mk IV (or whatever the first Griffon experiment was had a 4 blader too...

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