Home Made MkIX Spit

[dbrown]

Not sure if you have seen this yet but very cool.



https://www.youtube.com/v/pzkoTulqA1U&autoplay=1&rel=0

[AG pilot]

Brilliant!! Wish we would see more of this for us poor folks.

[K5DH]

That is supremely cool!

[maxum96]

That is awesome! What a down to earth builder/owner. Thanks for sharing that video.

[Sopwith]

Good article in a recent "Sport Aviation", but I hadn't seen that youtube video., very good thanks for putting the link up.

[airgord]

This flies around my part of Arizona quite frequently, looks and sounds great!!!

[DH82EH]

I have been a huge fan of this Spit for as long as I've know about it.
I'd love to see it some day.
I am also really curious as to how it flies compared to the genuine article.

Andy

[Rick65]

Great story, very pretty replica.
The headline describes it as a MkIX which should make it basically a MkV with a longer nose to fit a two stage engine?
To fit the Allison, or by choice, is the replica's nose MkIX length which is why it is described as such?

[camshaw]

what a stud!.........so very cool!

[bilwor]

Here are a few of my photos over the years:
Robert Deford RED Mk IX Spitfire cnMK9EX N1940K b by Bill Word, on Flickr
Robert Deford RED Mk IX Spitfire cnMK9EX N1940K c by Bill Word, on Flickr
Spitfire 1 by Bill Word, on Flickr
Chance Vought F4U-1A Corsair USN 17799 NX83782 b by Bill Word, on Flickr
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Sentimental Journey cn32155 USAAF 44-83514 N9323Z f by Bill Word, on Flickr
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Sentimental Journey cn32155 USAAF 44-83514 N9323Z g by Bill Word, on Flickr

[Sopwith]

Nice photos, thanks for sharing.

[DH82EH]

Yeah, thanks Bill, nice shots.

That first shot made me wonder what Mr. Duford used for undercarriage legs.
As far as I understand real ones are quite sought after.

Andy

[Triplane102]

Very Cool ! ..Hmmmm R.E.D ?..., didn't a certain Canadian "warbird re-builder " from the '60s & '70s used that on one of his rebuilt birds ??

[bdk]

Plane was at Chino over the weekend flying in the show.

[B-29 Super Fort]

What an amazing build!