Isaacs Spitfire Aircraft

Spitfire, RV Smith from British Built Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

John Isaacs

First Flight:

5 May 1975

Isaacs Spitfire:

1 - John Isaacs

Type Specification

Applies to:

Isaacs Spitfire

Type:

Single seat homebuilt sporting aircraft design as 6/10th scale Supermarine Spitfire

Wing:

Cantilever low-wing monoplane of semi-elliptical planform. Two spar wing built in one piece, mainly of spruce with birch plywood covering

Fuselage:

Spruce structure covered with plywood

Tail Unit:

Cantilever tailplane with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Non retractable tailwheel type

Power Plant:

One 100 hp Continental O-200 flat-four engine. Two blade metal propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot under transparent canopy

Span:

22 ft 1.5 in

Length:

19 ft 3 in

Height:

5 ft 8 in

Empty:

805 lb

Max Take-off:

1,100 lb

Max Speed:

150 mph

Max Rate of Climb:

1,100 ft/min

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