Spitfire 25 Delta

[lenny100]

Spitfire 25 delta


When in late 1944 documents were sent via the Swedish government from somebody in the Lippisch aircraft company in Germany on the use of delta wings, on a new type of V1 weapon which was to fly around 650 mph Vickers aircraft were given the task to developed a counter to these.

Using the information given, a spitfire PK 555 was fitted with the new Griffon 102 with fuel injection and a two-stage, three-speed supercharger giving some .- 2,820 hp. This was an increase of 900 hp over a standard griffon 61 used on the newer spitfires.
After several fights with several wings from the extended high level wing to a cut down short wing whilst the new wings were made ready, gaining information on the new engine, on 5 March 1945, the spitfires 11th birthday, from Eastleigh Aerodrome PK555 flew for the first time with its delta wing.
This plane achieved a sustained speed of 606 mph (mach0.89) and 690 (mach 0.95) mph in a 45 degree dive from an altitude of 50,000 feet, but it time in the air was limited due to small tanks in the new wings.  

With the end of the war and the development of jet aircraft PK555 disappeared, although rumours abound that the RAF had prepared the aircraft with floats for use in a proposed Schneider Trophy in 1947 which never happened

[GTX]

It has a look somewhat like the Payen Pa-22 Flechair:





Regards,

Greg

[TsrJoe]

thats different..what scales the spitfire kit..1/48? 1/32? (im guessing the wings from a 1/72 TSR.2?)

cheers, Joe

[lenny100]

the kit is a 1/32 revell 22/24 kit and the wings are from a crashed project tsr2

[lancer]

That delta spit looks pretty interesting Lenny, looking forward to seeing the finished result.  

[Allan]

I've always loved the tiny wings on the MIG 21, so I think they look great on the Spit.

Allan in Canberra

[lenny100]

When in late 1944 documents were sent via the Swedish government from somebody in the Lippisch aircraft company in Germany on the use of delta wings, on a new type of V1 weapon which was to fly around 580 mph, the Vickers aircraft company were given the task to developed a counter to these new wepons.

Using the information given, a spitfire from the high speed flight PK 555 was fitted with the new RR Griffon 102 and new delta wings.
The griffon was a new version of the 12-cylinder 36.75 L  liquid-cooled 60° Vee aircraft piston engine with fuel injection and a two-stage, three-speed supercharger giving some .- 2,820 hp. This was an increase of 900 hp over a standard Griffon 61 used on the newer spitfires.
After several fights with several standard spitfire wings from the extended high level wing to a cut down short wing whilst the new wings were made ready, gaining information on the new engine, on 5 March 1945, the spitfires 11th birthday, from Eastleigh Aerodrome PK555 flew for the first time with its delta wing.
This plane achieved a sustained speed of 606 mph (Mach 0.89) and 690 (Mach 0.95) mph in a 45 degree dive from an altitude of 50,000 feet, but it time in the air was limited due to small fuel tanks in the new wings.

With the end of the war and the development of jet aircraft, PK555 disappeared, although rumours abound that the RAF had prepared the aircraft with floats for use in a proposed Schneider Trophy in 1947 which never happened.












 it will be on show of telford

[Brian da Basher]

Well done, Lenny! Quite the cracker! You've captured the essence of the SIG logo perfectly!

Brian da Basher

[Hobbes]

Very nice!

[ysi_maniac]

     
no words
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[John Howling Mouse]

Gutsy, original idea.  She looks fast even when standing still!