MODEL AIRPLANES / SCALE 1:72 / JC WINGS | HAWKER SEA FURY FB MK.II ROYAL NAVY KOREA 1951 | 1:72
Spitfire Mk IXc RAF 'Ldr. Stanislav Skalsk' Polish Combat Team No.145 Squadron North Africa 1943
| FABRIKANT | SCHAAL |
| JC WINGS | 1:72 |
| Type vliegtuig | Gevechtsvliegtuig |
| Periode | 1943 |
| Krijgsmacht | RAF Royal Air Force (Groot Britannië) |
| Afmetingen | Lengte 13.4 cm Spanwijdte 15.2 cm |
| Materiaal | Die-cast metaal model met kunststof onderdelen |
| Conflict | Tweede Wereldoorlog / WW II |
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The superiority of the Fw 190 over the Spitfire Mk V became quickly apparent after its introduction in late 1941. While a new engine, the Merlin 61, with a two-stage supercharger had been developed, work was still underway on a new airframe for high-altitude operations; so, as an interim measure, the new engine was fitted in the Spitfire Mk Vc, creating the Spitfire Mk IX. Even without the aerodynamic and structural improvements of the new design, the Mk IX proved to be an effective adversary to the Fw 190, with much greater speed, climb rate and high-altitude manoeuvrability than the Mk V, while maintaining the same low-level performance. Many Mk Vc's would be converted to the new standard and were armed with both all guns and the B-type wing style, but with the advantage of greater ammunition capacity thanks to the belt feed of the guns facilitated by the new wing design. In early 1943, the Merlin 61 engines were gradually replaced by the Merlin 63 and production of the Spitfire F Mk IX was finally discontinued in favour of the Merlin 66-powered LF Mk IX at the end of 1943.
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