Trumpeter 02850 1/48 Supermarine Spiteful F.MK.14 Fighter

The Supermarine Spiteful was a British Rolls-Royce Griffon-engined fighter aircraft.
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.

Features

• The kit consists of over 80 parts , includes 7 clear parts
• Fuselage & wing with finely engraved panel lines

Specification

• Scale: 1:48
• Item Type: Static Kit
• Model Dimension: Length:216 mm Wingspan: 224mm
• Total Parts: 80+pcs
• Metal Parts: n/a
• Photo Etched Parts: 1piece
• Film Parts: n/a
• Resin Parts n/a
• Total Sprues: 4sprues
• Paint Schemes: Royal Navy