83205 1/32 Spitfire MKVb

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Retail Price: $78.99

Scale: 1/32
Brand: Hobbyboss

Stock Status: In Stock

Product Code: 83205

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Spitfire MKVb - Late in 1940, the RAF predicted that the advent of the pressurized Junkers Ju 86P bomber series over Britain would be the start of a new sustained high altitude bombing offensive by the Luftwaffe, in which case development was put in hand for a pressurized version of the Spitfire, with a new version of the Merlin the Mk VI It would take some time to develop the new fighter and an emergency stop-gap measure was needed as soon as possible: this was the Mk VThe basic Mk V was an Mk I with the Merlin 45 series engine This engine delivered 1,440 hp at take-off, and incorporated a new single-speed single-stage supercharger design Improvements to the carburetor also allowed the Spitfire to use zero gravity maneuvers without any problems with fuel flow Several Mk I and Mk II airframes were converted to Mk V standard by Supermarine and started equipping fighter units from early 1941 The majority of the Mk Vs were built at Castle Bromwich