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that was designed and produced by Time Warp Aircraft of

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, introduced in 1996 at Sun 'n Fun. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 272. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. The aircraft is a 60% scale version of the

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British

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Design and development

The Spitfire Mk V features a cantilever

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, a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a

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and a single engine in

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. The aircraft is made from wood and composites. Its span wing, mounts flaps and has a wing area of . The standard engine used is the

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1.6 liter liquid-cooled automotive conversion powerplant. The Spitfire Mk V has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload for the pilot and baggage is . The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 600 hours.

Operational history

By 1998 the company reported that one aircraft had been completed and was flying. In March 2014 two examples were registered in the United States with the

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Specifications (Spitfire Mk V, estimated)

References

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