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Pima Air and Space Museum
SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE FR. XIVe
SERIAL NUMBER MT847
The Spitfire is widely regarded as the best British fighter of World War Il and was the only British designed fighter to remain in production for the entire length of the war. Design of the Spitfire began in 1934 with the first prototype flying the following year. The Spitfire entered service in 1938 just one year before World War II began. It was during the Battle of Britain in the Summer and Fall of 1940 that the Spitfire would become the symbol of British resistance to the German Luftwaffe's attack, despite being outnumbered in Royal Air Force service by the Hawker Hurricane. The Spitfire would prove to be a very adaptable design with versions dedicated to everything from short range interceptors to high speed photo reconnaissance.
The Mark XIV included many changes to the original Spitfire design. Most notable are the change from the Rolls Royce Merlin engine to the larger and more powerful Rolls Royce Griffon engine which required a redesign of the aircraft's nose and the use of a five-bladed propeller. The fuselage was further redesigned to incorporate a bubble type canopy that gave much greater visibility for the pilot. The "FR" or fighter-reconnaissance version also added a fuselage mounted camera located behind the cockpit that could be pointed out a window on either side of the plane. Finally, the famous elliptical wing was redesigned with the wing tips shortened and squared off to improve the aircraft's performance at lower altitudes.
Technical Specifications:
Wingspan: 32 ft. 7 in.
Length: 32 ft. 8 in.
Height: 10 ft.
Weight: 8,500 Ibs (loaded)
Maximum Speed: 446 mph
Service Ceiling: 43,500 ft.
Range: 850 miles
Engine: One Rolls-Royce Griffon 65 with 2,050 horsepower
Crew: 1
COURTESY OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM
Finally got my hands on the elusive pistachio doughnuts at the Doughnut Vault. They did not disappoint!
finally broke down and bought some new jeans over the weekend. i cannot remember the last time i bought size 36 waist
finally got around to visiting Glengallan Homestead - heritage listed and devastated by time, but what a place, and what a wonderful job the volunteers have done!
Sandwood Bay is a 4.5 mile walk across a well maintained but slightly rocky hill path. Well worth the trek, especially in weather like this!
after a name change (was originally going to be named babycakes, but couldn't due to trademark) and confusing opening dates, they finally opened!
costa mesa's first cupcakery.
Several hours later, we arrived, white-knuckled, to Zadar. The old town was, like many of the other places we visited, car-free and quite compact.
I don't know if it's just that Rick Steves' influence has a tendency to make or break tourism in a place, but the guy doesn't even MENTION Zadar in his guide to Croatia and Slovenia, and yet the place was more pleasant than many of the places he is on about and way, way less crowded.
She is beautiful and I absolutely love her!!! This is my big surpirse my boyfriend bought me with the spy-help of Zorropirate Jess!
My second painted lady of the year and the first to sit still long enough for me to get a shot of it.
I have hoped to see a moose in the wild for a very long time. Several vacations to New England (where there are prolific moose warnings also) have been disappointing in the moose sighting quest.
Near the end of our visit to the Norse site, L'anse aux Meadows, Mama and Baby appeared. She stopped and looked our way a few times, and seemed unconcerned. Apparently she stays in the park, perhaps knowing it is safe there. Her yearling is nearby as well. From what I've read, Baby is about ready to be weaned.
The picture is heavily cropped - but I saw TWO MOOSE! An item to cross off my list.
So i finally found a BP petrol station and in my opinion, it wasn't a good one; until night fell that is.
Quite happy with this shot. Only a digital image, but i have a film shot too.
All comments welcome.
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hellosleepywhale: 🍔🍟🍺
noodleheiress: Swoons.
adrigtz29: 😱 You dont eat that, dominic! 😱
eatatjoes2: @adrigtz29 I do when I'm on vacations!!
blackgarlicsoda: d'jou get anything off the secret menu?
eatatjoes2: @blackgarlicsoda no sire, I stuck to the rules on this trip.
nordkapp.. the northernmost point of europe... after 5335 kilometers from tabor (czech republic) we reached our destination, some people did not believe that our old vw t3 will manage it, but we did!! great car, by the way... moreover the weather was unbelievable.. no clouds, no wind... indescribable feeling