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Spitfire Mk.XVI Bubbletop 8285 BRITISH FIGHTER 1:48 SCALE PLASTIC KIT intro In September 1941, a hitherto unknown German radial engine fighter appeared in the west European sky. The new airplane was superior to British fighters, most distressingly to the Spitfire Mk.V. The German design was soon recognized as the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A. The losses suffered by the RAF over western Europe rose rapidly and the crisis was serious enough that the RAF ceased the majority of daytime operations in November, 1941. The next attempt to resume these types of sorties was made in March 1942. Loss rates remained unacceptably high and the RAF was forces to stop ops once again. All this was thanks to the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A. The first response to the new German weapon was the Spitfire Mk.VIII, but the design changes were so complex that initiating timely production was not possible. In June, 1942, a German pilot landed by mistake on a British airfield delivering a completely intact Fw 190 fighter into RAF hands. Comparative trials between the Focke-Wulf and Spitfire Mk.V began almost immediatelly. These mock encounters confirmed the situation over the front – the chances of a British fighter surviving an encounter with the Fw 190 were slim. The only British fighter aircraft deemed suitable to oppose them were the Spitfire Mk. VII and VIII powered by the Merlin 61 engine. As mentioned above these were some time away of being ready for series production. But there was another way of getting a powerful fighter quickly - by mating the Merlin 61, with its two-stage supercharger, with the fuselage of the Spitfire Mk.Vc. Two Mk.Vc airframes, AB196 and AB197, were selected for this purpose and were strengthened with modified longerons to accommodate the more powerful and heavier engine. The example was finished on February 26 and the second on March 27, 1942. Flight trials were succesful and the order for series production was issued almost immediately. Series production began in June 1942 and the first Mk.IXs found their way to No. 64 Squadron in July. Performance improved significantly in comparison to the Mk.V. A top speed of 409 mph at 28,000 feet was higher by 40mph, and the service ceiling rose from 36,200 to 43,000 feet. The Mk.IX could climb at 4,000 feet per minute. The RAF finally had a fighter aircraft capable of opposing the Fw 190 A. Three main versions of the Mk IX were produced. The F.IX was powered by the Merlin 61 and was the only version on the assembly line in early 1943. The next version was the LF Mk.IX powered by the Merlin 66. This engine was designed to do its best at low altitudes. The third version, manufactired along with the LF, was the high-altitude HF Mk.IX with the Merlin 70. The majority of Mk.IXs manufactured were equipped with the so-called 'C' wing. Four 20mm cannon or two 20mm cannon and four .303 machine guns could be installed in the wings. From 1944, the strengthened 'E' wing was produced. Four .303 machine guns were replaced with two .50 heavy machine guns. Bomb racks for 250lb bombs were fitted under each wing typically. The Mk.IX became the second most numerous version of the Spitfire with a total of 5653 examples being built. The Mk.IX began to replace the Mk.V from June, 1942. Thanks to the new fighter, the RAF was ready to fight against the Luftwaffe over occupied Europe. Spitfire Mk.IXs served with the RAF to the end of war. In the postwar era, foreign air forces flew this version as well. Czechoslovak, Norwegian, Danish, and Canadian air forces operated numbers of Mk.IXs and they were not alone. Spitfires would find themselves in combat again. Czechoslovakia sold its Spitfire Mk.IXs to Israel in 1948 and these aircraft formed the backbone of the newly born Israeli air force in the fight against their Arab neighbours. The Merlin 266, built under licence by the Packard Motor Company, powered the next version, the Spitfire Mk.XVI. The early production examples were – except for the engine - almost identical to the Mk.IX. Late production blocks had bubble canopies and redesigned rear fuselage. úvodem V září 1941 se na evropské obloze objevil dosud neznámý německý stíhací letoun poháněný hvězdicovým motorem. Nová stíhačka měla nad britskými, zejména Spitfirem Mk.V, zřetelnou převahu. V německé konstrukci byl záhy rozpoznán Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A. Ztráty RAF nad západní Evropou začaly rychle narůstat až to té míry, že britské letectvo muselo v listopadu 1941 zastavit většinu denních operací nad evropským kontinentem. Pokus o spuštění tohoto typu bojových letů byl uskutečněn v březnu 1942. Počty ztrát však byly opět neúnosné, což znovu vedlo k jejich zastavení. Vše díky Focke-Wulfům Fw 190 A. Prvním pokusem o odpověď na novou německou zbraň se stal Spitfire Mk.VIII, avšak komplexní přístup ke změnám konstrukce letounu způsobil, že nebylo možné jej dostat do sériové výroby v dostatečně blízkém časovém horizontu. V červnu 1942 přistál jeden z německých pilotů omylem na britském letišti a předal tak do britských rukou nepoškozený Fw 190 A. Srovnávací zkoušky Focke-Wulfu a Spitfiru Mk.V začaly téměř neprodleně. Cvičné souboje plně potvrdily situaci na frontě – šance britské stíhačky přestát setkání s Fw 190 bez úhony nebyly vysoké. Jediné britské stíhačky schopné postavit se plnohodnotně německému typy byly Spitfiry Mk.VII a Mk.VIII poháněné motorem Merlin 61. Jak však bylo poznamenáno výše, nedalo se čekat, že v dohledné době dospějí do fáze sériové výroby. Byla zde však ještě jedna cesta jak získat dostatečně výkonnou stíhačku – zabudovat Merlin 61 s dvoustupňovým kompresorem do základního draku Spitfiru Mk.V. Pro tento experiment byly vyčleněny dva draky, AB196 a AB197. Prošly zpevněním, aby mohl být zastavěn výkonnější a těžší motor. První z nich byl dokončen 26. února, druhý pak 27. března 1942. Letové testy proběhly natolik úspěšně, že byla objednána sériová výroba. Ta se plně rozběhla v červnu 1942 a první Mk.IX se u bojové jednotky, No. 64 Squadrony, objevily v červenci. V porovnání s Mk.V se výkony znatelně zvýšily. Maximální rychlost byla v 28.000 stopách vyšší o 40 mph, operační dostup se zvýšil z 36.200 na 43.000 stop. Mk.IX mohl stoupat rychlostí 4000 stop za minutu. RAF tedy konečně dostalo stíhačku, kterou mohlo směle postavit proti Fw 190 A. Vyráběny byly tři hlavní verze Mk.IX. Verze F Mk.IX byla poháněna motorem Merlin 61 a z montážní linky sjížděla až do počátku roku 1943. Na ni navázala LF Mk.IX poháněná motorem Merlin 66 a určená k operacím v nižších výškách a HF Mk.IX s motorem Merlin 70 konstruovaným naopak pro výškové lety. Většina Mk.IX byla vyrobena s křídlem typu C. V něm mohla být instalována výzbroj složená ze čtyř kanonů ráže 20 mm nebo ze dvou kanonů ráže 20 mm a čtyř kulometů ráže 0,303 palce. V roce 1944 se objevilo zpevněné křídlo typu E. Čtveřice 0.303 kulometů byla nahrazena dvojicí kulometů ráže 0.50 palce. Pod každou polovinou křídla byly standardně namontovány závěsníky pro 250lb pumy. Verze Mk.IX se stala druhou nejpočetnější verzí Spitfiru s 5653 vyrobenými kusy. Mk.IX začaly nahrazovat Mk.V v červnu 1942. Díky nové stíhačce byla RAF opět schopná bojovat proti Luftwaffe nad okupovanou Evropou. Ve své výzbroji si typ ponechala až do konce války. Po ukončení bojů se verze dostala i do výzbroje dalších letectev. Československé, norské, dánské, kanadské a další letectva používala desítky Mk.IX. Spitfiry Mk.IX se však do bojů dostaly i v této době. Československo prodalo své Spitfiry v roce 1948 do Izraele, kde se v bojích s arabskými sousedy staly páteřním typem nově vznikajících izraelských vzdušných sil. Na verzi Mk.IX navázala verze Mk.XVI. První vyrobené kusy se od Mk.IX lišily zejména použitým motorem, kdy letoun poháněl Packard Merlin 266, což byl v licenci vyráběný Merlin 66. Pozdější produkce také dostala snížený hřbet trupu a přepracovaný překryt kokpitu. E TE199, Flown by Air Officer Commanding, No. 21 Group RAF, Swindersby Air Base, 1948 FOR COMPLETE PROFILE PLEASE REFER KOMPLETNÍ KAMUFLÁŽNÍ SCHÉMA NALEZNETE NA www.eduard.com/s/8285 8285 - NAV1 ATTENTION UPOZORNĚNÍ INSTRUCTION SIGNS BEND OHNOUT OPTIONAL VOLBA INSTR. SYMBOLY OPEN HOLE VYVRTAT OTVOR PARTS ACHTUNG PLASTIC PARTS SYMBOLES REVERSE SIDE OTOČIT REMOVE ODŘÍZNOUT TEILE J> 8280 D INSTRUKTION SINNBILDEN SYMETRICAL ASSEMBLY SYMETRICKÁ MONTÁŽ DÍLY D> ATTENTION APPLY EDUARD MASK AND PAINT POUŽÍT EDUARD MASK NABARVIT PIECES F> 8280 F 8280 J G> 8280 G L> 8280 L K> 8280 K PE - PHOTO ETCHED DETAIL PARTS eduard COLOURS BARVY FARBEN PEINTURE GSi Creos (GUNZE) AQUEOUS Mr.COLOR H1 C1 WHITE H2 C2 BLACK H3 C3 H4 AQUEOUS Mr.COLOR H 94 C138 CLEAR GREEN C361 MEDIUM SEAGRAY RED C362 OCEAN GRAY C4 YELLOW C363 DARK GREEN H5 C5 BLUE C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN H9 C9 GOLD H 12 2 C33 FLAT BLACK Mr.METAL COLOR MC214 DARK IRON MC218 ALUMINIUM H 33 C81 RUSSET H 52 C12 OLIVE DRAB Mr.COLOR SUPER METALLIC H 77 C137 TIRE BLACK SM01 SUPER FINE SILVER H 90 C47 CLEAR RED SM06 CHROME SILVER PE28 PE22 H 12 C33 PE29 C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN FLAT BLACK PE29 F28 H 12 C33 F1 FLAT BLACK F42 H 12 C33 L3 FLAT BLACK F35 F26 F41 C364 H 12 C33 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN F34 C364 FLAT BLACK L12 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN F18 H 12 C33 FLAT BLACK F7 L2 L13 F25 C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN MC218 ALUMINIUM H 12 C33 FLAT BLACK C364 F27 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN F18 C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN H 12 C33 F32 F64 MC218 ALUMINIUM FLAT BLACK H 33 C81 C364 RUSSET AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN MC218 ALUMINIUM H 12 C33 F64 FLAT BLACK PE8 C364 F31 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN A F32 F3 C F46 F65 C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN PE31 H 12 C33 F38 FLAT BLACK PE17 B PE10 F16 C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN F61 PE18 F17 H 33 C81 RUSSET F60 PE11 3 C PE6 PE6 F18 A C364 B PE9 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN PE5 C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN F16 OPTIONAL: DECAL 8 F66 PE2 PE3 MARKINGS PE1 OPTIONAL: DECAL 38 H 12 C33 B ; C ; D ONLY C364 FLAT BLACK PE4 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN J2 J11 F4 H 12 C33 J8 C364 F62 FLAT BLACK AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN F43 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN F24 D MC218 ALUMINIUM F29 MC218 ALUMINIUM F30 C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN 4 H 12 C33 FLAT BLACK C364 F1 F23 E C364 F2 C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN L1 F6 PE21 PE23 PE12 H 12 C33 F14 PE27 FLAT BLACK C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN PE25 H 12 C33 F15 PE15 FLAT BLACK L1 G58 D - 1 mm C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN F L16 E G64 F G57 L16 H 12 C33 UNDERSURFACE COLOR F39 FLAT BLACK G76 - 1 mm D3 K3 - MARKINGS K3 A ,D ONLY - 1 mm 5 G46 UNDERSURFACE COLOR G15 MC218 UNDERSURFACE COLOR G70 ALUMINIUM MC218 ALUMINIUM G16 G47 G19 UNDERSURFACE COLOR G20 UNDERSURFACE COLOR G69 D1 K1 - MARKINGS A ,D ONLY K1 D2 UNDERSURFACE COLOR K2 K2 - MARKINGS A , D ONLY UNDERSURFACE COLOR G17 UNDERSURFACE COLOR G61 G59 G72 UNDERSURFACE COLOR G71 G18 6 G G10 H G12 F79 G10 L17 G44 G3 G2 G4 F74 G5 G9 G2 L18 G3 G11 G5 G43 G12 G4 G9 G11 G2, G3 - MARKINGS A ,D ONLY H G F80 MC214 DARK IRON F73 G12 G44 G2 G4 G11 F13 G43 G10 G3 G5 GLUE PARTS F52 & F53 ONE BY ONE F53 G9 F52 F21 L4 7 J6 F59 L15 F72 H 94 C138 CAMOUFLAGE COLOR CLEAR GREEN L14 F71 J1 H 90 C47 CLEAR RED G1 L8 PE20 UNDERSURFACE COLOR MC218 G7 PE19 ALUMINIUM G27 L9 UNDERSURFACE COLOR UNDERSURFACE COLOR UNDERSURFACE COLOR G1 UNDERSURFACE COLOR G29 UNDERSURFACE COLOR MC218 ALUMINIUM G13 G8 MC218 ALUMINIUM G28 UNDERSURFACE COLOR F36 MC218 ALUMINIUM PE26 8 G30 UNDERSURFACE COLOR G14 F58 G6 G6 UNDERSURFACE COLOR G37 G37 G38 G39 G38 G36 G36 G39 UNDERSURFACE COLOR UNDERSURFACE COLOR MARKINGS G33 A ,D ONLY MARKINGS G50 G49 L10 L6 L6 G33 L11 L ONLY L10 G50 G35 A ,D L11 G35 L5 G49 G6 G6 UNDERSURFACE COLOR R L5 G24 H 77 C137 MC218 ALUMINIUM TIRE BLACK SM06 CHROME SILVER UNDERSURFACE COLOR H 77 C137 TIRE BLACK MC218 UNDERSURFACE COLOR ALUMINIUM PE30 G45 G23 G54 PE30 REMOVE FOR UNDERCARRIAGE LOWERED REMOVE FOR UNDERCARRIAGE LOWERED SM06 CHROME SILVER L G53 MC218 ALUMINIUM G45 J7 R MC218 ALUMINIUM H 77 C137 TIRE BLACK F48 MC218 UNDERSURFACE COLOR F49 F55 H 77 C137 TIRE BLACK UNDERSURFACE COLOR ALUMINIUM F14, F15 UNDERSURFACE COLOR F57 9 J J9 - MARKINGS B ; C ONLY K J10 J9 PE16 J4 K J10 J J4 F37 MARKINGS A ,E ONLY L7 L G74 F70 F70 - open canopy & open door L7 - open canopy & closed door G42 G40 G41 G41 - MARKINGS A , E ONLY G42 G40 G74 G41 G41 - MARKINGS A , E ONLY MARKINGS A ,E ONLY L F70 L7 C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN G66 PE24 decal 14 ? 15 PE14 C364 AIRCRAFT GRAY-GREEN G65 PE24 K J10 G63 J J4 L L7 L7 - closed canopy & closed door 10 eduard LIQUID MASK J10 8285 J6 J1 J4 F22 F22 F67 F67 F50 F50 F22 F22 F69 F69 H 52 C12 OLIVE DRAB H 52 C12 F44 OLIVE DRAB F45 UNDERSURFACE COLOR F20 UNDERSURFACE COLOR UNDERSURFACE COLOR PE7 F44 F63 F45 UNDERSURFACE COLOR F63 PE13 UNDERSURFACE COLOR - 0,3 mm 11 A SL549, No. 17 Squadron RAF, Farnborough Air Base, 1950 SL549 was overpainted in Aluminium. The national insignia matched regulations issued in May, 1947. Close examination of photos reveals that the roundels and serial number were not painted on the lower surface of the wings. ČESKOU VERZI TEXTU NALEZNETE NA www.eduard.com/s/8285 YELLOW H4 4 WHITE H1 1 BLACK H12 33 BLUE H5 5 SILVER SM01 eduard 12 B TD138, No. 317 Squadron RAF, Ahlhorn Air Base, Germany, Spring – Summer, 1946 TD138, previously operated by Nos. 345, 340 and 127 Squadrons, was assigned toNo. 317 (Polish) Squadron in late May, 1945. It was one of two Spitfires that were planned to be flown in a military parade in October, 1945 in Warsaw. Soviet representatives didn´t want UK based Polish pilots to fly the aircraft in post-war Poland, so these Spitfires were flown by British pilots on a journey from Celle in Germany to Warszaw. Unfortunately, unpleasant weather forced the pilots to land in Poznan. More discord with the Soviets caused both of the Spitfires to head back to Germany instead of the Polish capital. The scoreboard below the windscreen is fictious and was intended to stress the combat deployment of Polish flyers against Nazi Germany. TD138 also wore the code letters JH M for a time. ČESKOU VERZI TEXTU NALEZNETE NA www.eduard.com/s/8285 YELLOW MEDIUM SEA GRAY H4 4 C361 OCEAN GRAY C362 DARK GREEN C363 BLACK H12 33 eduard 13 TB702, Flown by Cpt. P. G. J. Albertin, No. 340 Squadron RAF, B105 Airfield (Lingen/Drope), C May, 1945 This aircraft was assigned to No. 340 Squadron in late April, 1945. The standard British roundels and fin flash were applied at that time. The French national insignia were not added until mid-May. Later on, in 1951, the aircraft was flown by No. 103 Flying Refresher School. It was written off after a cash in May, 1954. TB702 was operated by No. 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit at that time. The Day Fighter scheme camouflage colors are applied, and the Sky band on the rear fuselage was overpainted with fresh (thus slightly darker) camouflage colors. ČESKOU VERZI TEXTU NALEZNETE NA www.eduard.com/s/8285 YELLOW MEDIUM SEA GRAY 14 H4 4 C361 OCEAN GRAY C362 DARK GREEN C363 BLACK H12 33 eduard D RW393, No. 601 Squadron RAuxAF, 1949 This aircraft took part in the Cooper Air Race of 1949. The competition for RAuxAF squadrons was named after W/C Geoffrey Cooper, M.P. The winged sword painted in front of the windscreen is the No. 601 Squadron crest. ČESKOU VERZI TEXTU NALEZNETE NA www.eduard.com/s/8285 YELLOW H4 4 RED BLACK H12 33 SILVER H3 3 SM01 eduard 15 E TE199, Flown by Air Officer Commanding, No. 21 Group RAF, Swindersby Air Base, 1948 This aircraft from No. 21 Group was painted gloss black. The spinner and wings tips were gold. The Group was subordinate to Flying Training Command. Note the Air Vice Marshall pennant under the windscreen. The hue of the national insignia colors seems to be quite light, though it may be the result of the overall dark appearance of the aircraft. The aircraft was unarmed. ČESKOU VERZI TEXTU NALEZNETE NA www.eduard.com/s/8285 YELLOW H4 4 GOLD H9 9 BLACK H2 2 FLAT BLACK H12 33 eduard Spitfire Mk.XVI Bubbletop STENCILING POSITIONS ? 39 10 38 ? ? 12 ? 13 25 ? 36 18 20 26 18 35 22 40 6 7 34 31 ? 32 52 11 53 19 50 43 53 40 16 ?17 40 33 35 40 51 52 47 42 31 40 54 40 29 40 29 44 46 51 34 54 33 40 29 40 29 50 22 40 22 49 54 54 35 24 21 48 41 41 5 27 ? 8 4 23 30 ? 45 28 ? 9 18 40 22 18 eduard 16 © EDUARD M.A. 2015 www.eduard.com Printed in Czech Republic
