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Spitfire PR Mk.19 / PS890

Posted by Christer on Fri Oct 19, 2001 10:30:14 AM

In reply top Re: Spitfire XIV RM694 posted by Steve Hinton on Fri Oct 19, 2001 09:44:19 AM

Hi Steve!
Now You?ll probably regret ever posting to this forum!?
My question(s) warrants a thread of their own but I decided to hook up where You entered.
Could You, please, give us a fill-in on the progress of the work on PS890 fitted with a Griffon 58 and contra props?
I?ve read somewhere that You?ll have a go at the climbing record once the Spit is fit for flight. Is it the old Bearcat record from stand still to 10,000 ft in 91 seconds that You?ll challenge?
Do You know if that record was set by a service Bearcat (which variant) or was equipment removed to lighten it with minimum fuel load etc?

TIA with regards,
Christer

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