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In late 1942, Supermarine designers feared the drag characteristics of the Spitfire's wing at high Mach numbers (nearing the speed of sound) might become a limiting factor in increasing the aircraft's high-speed performance. To overcome this, it was decided to produce a new laminar-flow wing, much like that already used on the North American P-51 Mustang, Another change, to improve the ground-handling, was replacing the Spitfire's narrow-track, outward-retracting undercarriage with a wider-track, inward-retracting system. as it was now substantially different from a Spitfire, the aircraft was named Spiteful
Item No 02850
Item Name Supermarine Spiteful F.MK.14 Fighter
Bar Code 9580208028507
Scale 1:48
Item Type Static Kit
Model Brief Length:216 mm Wingspan: 224mm
Total Parts 80+pcs
Metal Parts n/a
Photo Etched Parts 1piece
Film Parts n/a
Resin Parts n/a
Total Sprues 4sprues
Paint Schemes Royal Navy
Released Date 2012-02
More Features "The kit consists of over 80 parts , includes 7 clear parts
- fuselage&wing with finely engraved panel lines"