SUPERMARINE SEAFIRE F Mk 47 for FS2000
SUPERMARINE SEAFIRE F Mk 47 for FS2000 This model depicts an aircraft of No.800 Royal Naval Air Squadron in early 1950. Later in the year the squadron embarked aboard the carrier HMS Triumph and headed for the Korean conflict. The Mk 47 was the final version of the Seafire, the RAF Spitfire equivalent being the Mk 24. The Mk 47 featured a Rolls Royce Griffon V12 of 2,375 h.p. with contra-rotating propellors and had a top speed of 452 m.p.h. at altitude. Other navalised modifications included folding wings and a “sting” tailhook. The model does not have folding wings but otherwise, most parts that should move do so. The “pilot” is an approximate likeness of Alex Henshaw in his later years who tested every version of the Spitfire/Seafire whilst with Supermarine. By Chris Lampard. 211K
