Here are some images of Revell's (Matchbox molds)/Freightdog Models 1/32 scale Supermarine Seafire FR Mk 47 Navel Fighter, "The last of the last".
From Wikipedia"
The Supermarine Seafire was a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire adapted for operation from aircraft carriers. The name Seafire was arrived at by abbreviating the longer name Sea Spitfire.
The final version of the Seafire was the Seafire F Mk 47 and FR Mk 47. There was no true prototype, instead the first production aircraft PS944 and PS945
served as trials aircraft. As the "definitive" carrier based Seafire
the Mk 47 incorporated several refinements over earlier variants. After
the first four aircraft, with manually folded wings, the Mk 47
incorporated hydraulically powered wing folding, the outer wings folding
upwards in one piece, without the folding wingtips of earlier marks.
All Mk 47s adopted the Rotol contra-rotating propellers. The Mk 47 also
featured a long supercharger air-duct, the intake of which started just
behind the spinner and a modified curved windscreen, similar to that
used on the Mk XVII. Other features unique to the Mk 47s were
spring-loaded elevator tabs, a large inertia weight in the elevator
control system and beading on the trailing edges of the elevators. These
changes improved longitudinal stability, especially when the aircraft
was fully loaded. The modified windscreen proved to be unpopular with
pilots because of continual problems with misting and the thicker,
repositioned frames obstructed visibility during deck landings. In spite
of recommendations to change the windscreen back to a standard Spitfire
24 unit, this was never done. Performance tests showed that the Mk 47
was slightly slower than the Mk 46 in maximum and climbing speeds,
mainly due to the long supercharger air intake, which was less efficient
than the shorter type fitted to earlier Seafires. The Seafire 47 saw
action with 800 Squadron on board HMS Triumph during the Malayan Emergency of 1949 and during the Korean War in 1950. However, in 1951 all Seafires were withdrawn from front-line service.
In all 90 F Mk 47s and FR Mk 47s were built, all by Supermarine. The
last aircraft of the 22,000 of the entire Spitfire/Seafire lineage VR971 left the production line at Supermarine on 28 January 1949.
Beautiful beast with its huge six blades propeller, must be very powerful.
ReplyDeleteI like the discreet weathering
Thanks Manchu - With navel carrier aircraft one can't use chipping or mud.
ReplyDeletebeautiful Seafire
ReplyDeleteAnd cats Squishy y Montage are yours?
Gracias Diego!
ReplyDeleteMontague y Squishy (blando) son de hecho mis gatos.