Spitfire (Little Books)

Curnock, David

ISBN 10: 178281258X / ISBN 13: 9781782812586

Published by G2 Entertainment, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Spitfire (Little Books)
• Publisher: G2 Entertainment
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178281258X
• ISBN 13: 9781782812586
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1771319312.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 12226567
• Signed: 2/17/2026 9:08:32 AM
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  • 9781782812586

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Synopsis

The ancestry of the Spitfire can be traced back to the failed Supermarine Type 224, designed to meet the Air Ministry specification F.7/30 by Reginald J. Mitchell, creator of the magnificent Supermarine seaplanes which won three successive Schneider Trophy contests. The Type 224 was a gull-winged monoplane with a fixed "trousered" undercarriage, powered by a 600-h.p. Rolls-Royce engine, and Mitchell was dissatisfied with it even before it flew. He began to design a new aircraft as a private venture; the conception was revised twice, to incorporate the new P.V.12 (Merlin) engine and an eight-gun battery and the final design was accepted by the Air Ministry in January 1935, the new specification F.37/34 being "written around it" for contract purposes. The prototype first flew on 5th March 1936. Little book of Spitfire provides a concise history of this great WW2 fighter planes.

About the Author

David Curnock has always had a passion for aeroplanes. This was reflected in his career choice as an aircraft engineer in the Royal Air Force, where he spent the first twenty-three years of his working life. After leaving the RAF he joined a specialist technical publications company, writing technical manuals for military customers. Eventually, his passion for aviation resurfaced, resulting in his writing several aviation titles, including: Little Book of Flight, The Royal Air Force - The Memorabilia Collection, Little Book of Spitfire, Little Book of Concorde, RAF Aircraft of WWII, and Heroes of the Skies.