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We will be buildings these lovey aircraft again hopefully towards the end of this year, if you would like to keep in touch drop use a line and we will put you on the list. Cheers Paul

It's modified for aero use 3.5L V6 250hp, with a reduction drive to give 2600rpm at the propeller tips. We may see a top speed around the 200 mph

Both the V6 & V8 are the options as power plants for the MK26B, the both drive the propeller via a reduction drive which is belt driven, the is more information on our web site www.spitfireclub.co.uk We have 2 MK26B with the V6 fitted we think it sound pretty good.

We are using a 3.5L 250hp Isuzu engine with a reduction drive and a specially tuned exhaust that makes an impressive noise, not the same as a Merlin but thats not what this project is about.

The principal reason for the 90% scale is manageability, two people can move this around easily, at full scale you need a tug plus a small team, the other factor is cost, we are building these with a total cost excluding labour of around £230K a 100% scale kit would cost almost £1m. At this scale many more people can get involved in ownership.

@@enstoneflyingclub1843 ok ever thought of making a one off

In GBP a finished kit would be around the £220K and you would need to build it, we offer shares in kits, if you are interested and based in the UK it might be worth a look at?

@@spitfiresimulator8347nah sorry, i just were interessted in knowing how much it cost against a real one

Glad you like her, just in case you didn't know you can buy a share in one of these beauties, you would need to live in the UK? Let me know if you would like more information but here is a link to our site which might give you a better idea of what is possible. www.spitfireclub.co.uk

I think only an adopted company name as the original Supermarine has long gone decades ago.

Darn...

But they did start the serial numbers where the originals ended.

Perhaps you might come and see what has been achieved so far, you might not like it but at least you know a little more about what the team is doing?

We will do our best, in the mean time have a browse at our web site www.acesquadron.co.uk

Hi Emma, we are on our second one now which will fly in the next couple of months all things being equal, we will have a special open day for the first official flight if you would be interested in coming along let Angela of myself know. Cheers Paul

HeavensGremlin Agreed. Looks kinda sorta like a spit, but no cigar.

When you are ready, come and see us Cheers Paul

It's a euphemistic and honorary name - real Spitfires only went up to Mark 24. The 80% percent kit was called the 'Mark 25' and this is the 'Mark 26 B'.

Agree... I think it’s the worst paint finish I’ve seen on the spitfire.

@@1PaulG1Indeed, at first glance, you may even think it's a different plane.

Indeed the name is owned by Mike O'Sullivan

We have one flying another scheduled to fly later this year. Thanks for your interest

I suppose you prefer the label ''Womankind.'' Feminists have done so much to enrich the Western world.

The Falconer is a very unreliable engine that breaks for a pastime. Nice idea, but it just doesn't work in reality...

@@julianneale6128 I'm sad to hear that... So Papa-51 Thunder Mustangs are generally unreliable because of the engine? Just asking, not saying.

@@Cuccos19 well I don't know about the particular aircraft you talk of, but the Falconer engine had big problems. From what I understand it was basically a V12 platform made from a V8. The engine blocks would crack and that isn't the best thing that can happen to you when flying. The original V8 is a great engine, but it wasn't originally designed as a V12...

@@julianneale6128 It is an about 3/4 scale of the original North American P-51 Mustang (not an exact scale down) and have some parameters actually better than the original fighter aircraft (climb rate, cruise speed). This is the only (production) aircraft I know with the Falconer V-12 that's why I mentioned it. But I have not much knowledge about the actual engine except the parameters. So I'm glad you share this information. :) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_51_Thunder_Mustang Maybe a V-12 Diesel engine would be better (the Yak-152 using one like that, a German engine, called RED A03). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-152

@@Cuccos19 oh I remember the Thunder Mustang from 20 years ago or so, I think they were a carbon fibre airframe. I remember seeing a Falconer V12 engine at a car show. Initially it seemed a good bit of kit, but only when it was put into operation it started to show bad signs of failure. Wasn't a a Chevrolet automotive V8 with another part block weled to it to make a V12...?