| Although no exact
performance figures can be quoted for the Supermarine "Spitfire"
single seat fighter, which is in production and will go into service
shortly with the R.A.F., it is definitely the fastest fighting aeroplane
in the World. The "Spitfire" is a a low-wing cantilever
monoplane. It has one Rolls-Royce "Merlin" II 12 cylinder
liquid cooled motor, and is officially described as a multi-gun fighter.
It was designed by Mr. R. J. Mitchell, who designed the S-6B seaplanes
which gained the Schneider Trophy outright for Britain. The World
landplane is at present held by the German Messershmitt fighter, but
a special version of the "Spitfire" may break this record
before long. |
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