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Spitfire could return to production 90 years after first flight
The two-seat composite model was built for about £750,000, far less than the more than £3 million cost of an original Spitfire.
- Great British Supermarine Ltd unveiled the Aerolite Spitfire Type 433 concept model in Bodmin, Cornwall, which will tour the UK at up to 10 air shows and festivals this spring and summer.
- The team revisited abandoned 1940 government plans to replace diminishing aluminium supplies with a composite alternative called Gordon Aerolite, which wartime officials had shelved but designers have now revived.
- Built for about £750,000, the new model introduces advanced composites and modern avionics, contrasting sharply with the more than £3 million price tag of an original Supermarine Spitfire.
- Chief executive Jeremy Meeson described it as a "fun aeroplane" that flying clubs might assemble from kits, while the team seeks investors to get the prototype flying within two and a half years.
- Ninety years after the legendary Supermarine Spitfire's first flight, Meeson said the team views their project as a continuation of the line: "We are continuing the Spitfire story in composite with this aeroplane.
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Enthusiasts have rebuilt the aircraft using abandoned government plans from 1940
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The Supermarine Spitfire became one of the defining symbols of Britain during the Second World War.
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