That was the cost to build one. A revolutionary all aluminium monocoque design, crammed with a Rolls Royce engine and all the latest tricks and toys. Very cheap considering the work that went into it. In comparison the Curtis Kittyhawk cost $44,892 (£22,000) Bell P39 cost $50,666, Grumman Hellcat, $35,000.
it costs 12000 pounds to build 1 spitfire plane . britain built lot of them imagine how much they cared about their country and people .
It cost about 9,000 pounds to build a Spitfire.
12000/2000 = 12/2 = 6
6000 tons
the cost of pure aluminum is around 12000 dollars per pound
it cost 12000
12000
12000(approx)
It weighs 5454.5kg, or 37,562lbs -25562lbs. Use a calculator.
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1 short ton = 2000 pounds6 x 2000 = 12000 pounds
12000