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Fingers YaBB Moderator I still got all five! Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Mar 22^nd, 2010 Posts: 3,088 Reputation: 0 Dartmouth Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	For All You Scale Guys - twin prop Spit Oct 24^th, 2016 at 7:23pm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czwkYeoMYFk Mike will correct me but this must be a Mark 127 at least
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Steve Mosher Club Member Offline LastOn: Apr 3^rd, 2024 Join: Mar 24^th, 2010 Posts: 461 Reputation: 0 Gender: Awards: 4	Re: For All You Scale Guys - twin prop Spit Reply #1 - Oct 24^th, 2016 at 8:31pm Check out the angle on the flaps on landing ... Wow.
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Re: For All You Scale Guys - twin prop Spit
Reply #2 - Oct 24^th, 2016 at 8:56pm

Well; the serial number (PS890) indicates that it is part of a block of PR Mk XIX Griffon engined Spitfires. Now....the contra rotating prop is confusing. To the extent that my record books are accurate, all Mk XIXs were built with five bladed props. So I'm left to assume that the prop on PS890 is a restoration mod and may not be historically accurate.

Doesn't change the fact that it rose off the ground right some smartly!

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Mike P. Warbirds just look cool!

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JackDD Club Member Offline Forum User LastOn: Yesterday Join: Apr 25^th, 2010 Posts: 541 Reputation: 0 Gender: Awards: 2 Mood:	Re: For All You Scale Guys - twin prop Spit Reply #4 - Oct 25^th, 2016 at 3:21pm Guys the fleet air arm used them mostly, possible to get off the carriers faster... Check out the fairley Gannet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Gannet
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Re: For All You Scale Guys - twin prop Spit
Reply #5 - Oct 25^th, 2016 at 3:44pm

Jack, I was going to suggest the Westland Wyvern. Very much the same prop set up looks like...Steve,
I believe all Spits and Hurri's had 1 flap setting - 80 deg that's it. Obviously they didn't use flap on take off Roll Eyes