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Spitfires used the Rolls Royce Merlin engine.
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Why was the Spitfire the better plane?
The Spitfire was better designed and had the best engine.
What was the Spitfire's military name?
normally the spitfire was just called spitfire and the the mark E.G spitfire Mk XI
What does a Spitfire run on?
A Spitfire's Merlin engine runs on Avgas 130. -High octane petrol.
Where is the engine on a spitfire?
the front and under the cocpit
Was the spitfire a German or British plane?
the spitfire was a british built aircraft. even had a rolls royce engine.
How big is the plane the Spitfire?
The Spitfire is a single engine fighter, a little smaller than a P-51.
Why was the spitfire called spitfire?
The designer of the Supermarine Spitfire, R. J. Mitchell, called it the spitfire because it was just a sort of a silly bloody name that the Airforce would choose. Look on the bright side: the original name was to be the Shrew. If memory serves, the name Spitfire was chosen by Mitchell's daughter and replaced that name.
Why was the Spitfire called the Spitfire?
The designer of the Supermarine Spitfire, R. J. Mitchell, called it the spitfire because it was just a sort of a silly bloody name that the Airforce would choose. Look on the bright side: the original name was to be the Shrew. If memory serves, the name Spitfire was chosen by Mitchell's daughter and replaced that name.
How the spitfire worked?
It had a powerful engine that pulled it up and it was incredibly manueverable.
What kind of flying machine was a Spitfire?
The Spitfire was a British fighter plane of WW2. It was a sleek, all aluminium monoplane with a 12 cylinder Rolls Royce Merlin engine.
Was there a plane in World War 2 called the spitfire?
Indeed there was such a plane as a Spitfire during WW2. It was one of the UK's main fighters.
What make of engine was in a spitfire?
Almost all Spitfires had versions of the famous Rolls Royce Merlin engine. Near the end of the war some were built with a larger Rolls Royce engine called the Griffon.
