The Supermarine Spitfire is arguably the most accomplished ... had begun experimenting with new techniques, like monocoque construction (a structural system in which an external skin is used ...

The Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most innovative ... narrow fuselage that gave it great aerodynamics, strong and light construction with a stressed-skin aluminum structure, and the ...

The island country also developed some truly iconic fighter planes, with the Supermarine Spitfire perhaps being ... it boasts a "semi-monocoque" construction and rib cage-esque pattern across ...

While numerous variants of the Spitfire were built, with several wing configurations, it was designed by R.J. Mitchell – chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works in Southampton – in the ...

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British fighter aircraft used by the RAF and many other Allied countries during World War Two. It was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft and ...

No weapon of war was ever more magnificently designed for its purpose than the Supermarine Spitfire ... The second was to order the construction of an enormous aircraft factory at Castle Bromwich ...

Supermarine Aircraft built their first Spitfire replica, powered by a tiny Rotax engine, in 1994. Early production models were three-quarters, 75-percent Spitfire replicas and dubbed the Mk.

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British fighter aircraft used by the RAF and many other Allied countries during World War Two. It was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft and ...