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Go to the link and look at the purty pictures and ALL will be clear.

http://www.westhoustonsqdn.org/slips/ss0610.pdf

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Holy Cow! :shock: If I was a marshaller for that one, I think I would about crap myself!
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Just a little too much prime. :shock: Run Forrest Run!!!!!! :spit2

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I think that's why we like to have Fire Guards when starting the Warbirds!
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Holy Cow! :shock: If I was a marshaller for that one, I think I would about crap myself!


No kidding! :shock: Luckily, I've only had ones with lots of smoke and no fires!
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If you overprime a Merlin, especially when the engine has already run and is hot you get a spectacular stack fire. Keep cranking, and if needed cut off the fuel. Spits were built with 12volt systems which mine still has, when tuned right they start very easily.

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Those kind of starts make you heart pound out of your chest! :shock:

In my opintion thats one of the best Spitfires out there... I spent a little bit of time with Ray and the Spitfire during the painting process. Cockpit detail is fantastic. Even carries replacement bulbs for the gun sight in a small holder inside.

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