{"id":8094109106427,"title":"Easy Model - 1\/72 Spitfire MK V RAF 121","handle":"easy-model-172-spitfire-mk-v-raf-121","description":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/72 Spitfire MK V RAF 121\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eEasy Model 37211\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFully assembled, pre-painted, plastic display model.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Spitfire \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMk VI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e , based on the Spitfire \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMk V\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e , was the first Spitfire fighter developed for high-altitude combat, rather than reconnaissance. It featured a pressurized cockpit, a Merlin \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e47\u003c\/span\u003e engine with a maximum power of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1,415 hp, and a \" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eC\u003c\/span\u003e \" wing with an extended span of \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e40.2\u003c\/span\u003e feet. According to the order contract, in \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eFebruary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e1941\u003c\/span\u003e , the Royal Air Force \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e124\u003c\/span\u003e Squadron became the first squadron equipped with \"Spitfire\" \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eVI\u003c\/span\u003e , and five of them were shipped to the Middle East battlefield to replace the \"Spitfire\" \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMk V\u003c\/span\u003e in the troops. Special type fighter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring actual use it was found that the performance of the Spitfire \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMk VI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was not up to design requirements, therefore, only \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e97\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were built \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; 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Special type fighter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring actual use it was found that the performance of the Spitfire \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMk VI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was not up to design requirements, therefore, only \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e97\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were built \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; its performance was not as good as the special Spitfire \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMk V\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e fighters deployed overseas , and could not be achieved \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e50,000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e feet to intercept \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJu86P-2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bombers. The most serious disadvantage is the fact that the canopy has to be locked in order to be pressurized, although the canopy can be thrown away in an emergency, it cannot be opened during normal flight. .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter transfer to second-line service and training duties \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e most Spitfire \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMK VIs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e had replaceable wingtip components instead of fixed wingtips.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}