The Supermarine Spiteful was a British Rolls-Royce Griffon-engined fighter aircraft. _x000D_
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 _x000D_
Item No 02850 _x000D_
Item Name Supermarine Spiteful F.MK.14 Fighter _x000D_
Bar Code 9580208028507 _x000D_
Scale 1:48 _x000D_
Item Type Static Kit _x000D_
Model Brief Length:216 mm Wingspan: 224mm _x000D_
Total Parts 80+pcs _x000D_
Metal Parts n/a _x000D_
Photo Etched Parts 1piece _x000D_
Film Parts n/a _x000D_
Resin Parts n/a _x000D_
Total Sprues 4sprues _x000D_
Paint Schemes Royal Navy _x000D_
Released Date 2012-02 _x000D_
More Features "The kit consists of over 80 parts , includes 7 clear parts _x000D_
- fuselage&wing with finely engraved panel lines"
