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Title: What Spit V do we have?
Post by: Nifty on December 05, 2001, 05:11:00 PM

Just curious as to the exact model of the Spit V that we have...

clipped wing or regular? (LF or F)
if F, does it have Merlin 45 or the 46?
B or C (can't be A due to the armament)

I'm guessing a F. Mk Vb (Merlin 45)

Also, the Seafire MkIIc is definitely a C wing.  It should have the option to carry a different gun package (even tho 4 Hispanos thought to make them too heavy for carrier ops.)  Personally, I'd like to have the C wing option to be able to use the A package of 8 Brownings.   :D

Title: What Spit V do we have?
Post by: mw on December 06, 2001, 08:52:00 AM

That's a good question Nifty.  I'm not sure of the answer.  Compare AH Spit V performance (http://beta.hitechcreations.com/models/spit5.html) with A.& A.E.E. Spit V reports (http://www.fourthfightergroup.com/eagles/spitv.html). There doesn't appear to be a good match.  My guess its a composite, not unlike the AH Spit IX.  The weight suggests a Spit VB.  The full throttle heights suggest a Merlin 45.  Maybe a Spit VB with a Merlin 45 fitted with a Rolls-Royce S.U. fuel pump?

Title: What Spit V do we have?
Post by: Nifty on December 06, 2001, 09:30:00 AM

yeah, the FTH's seem to match the W.3134 report (Model Vb with the Merlin 45.)  And since we don't have gun options or the wing mounts for 250lb bombs, that points to the B wing as well.

It seems the Spit IX is a F. Mk IXe (since you can load the .50 cals on it.)  I'm not sure if the E wing could house the B configuration (2 Hispanos, 4 Brownings) or not, so it might be a composite in that respect.  Pyro stated at some point that it is an F. model tho.   ;)  they should do the same for our Spit V.   :)

Title: What Spit V do we have?
Post by: Kratzer on December 06, 2001, 10:37:00 AM

Somebody just needs to look up aircraft number W3238.

Title: What Spit V do we have?
Post by: Karnak on December 06, 2001, 05:17:00 PM

Nifty,

The e wing could mount 2 20mm and 4 .303, at least so far as I have been able to tell.

Title: What Spit V do we have?
Post by: funkedup on December 06, 2001, 05:21:00 PM

Kratzer I looked up that reg. number a few weeks ago.  It was F Mk Vb, Merlin 45.

[ 12-06-2001: Message edited by: funkedup ]

Title: What Spit V do we have?
Post by: Kratzer on December 06, 2001, 06:37:00 PM

There ya have it.  :)

Thanks, funked!

Title: What Spit V do we have?
Post by: Nifty on December 07, 2001, 09:05:00 AM

Thanks guys.  I still want a Vc though...   ;)  I want gun/bomb choices!!!   :D

Title: What Spit V do we have?
Post by: funkedup on December 07, 2001, 06:45:00 PM

Didn't Vb have only 60 rounds per cannon?

Ours has 120 rounds per cannon.

But ours also has no "stub" for the second cannon bay.

So is it a Vb with fantasy ammo load or a Vc without the "stub" or wing hardpoints ?

[ 12-07-2001: Message edited by: funkedup ]