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Kitty · 19-09-2007, 07:00 PM

The Spitfire was developed originally from the MkIX floatplane that was designed for the Schneider trophy contest. The MkIX won a number of years in a row until war was declared.

The MkIX floatplane
FloatplaneMkIX.jpg

And close up detail of the Schneider Trophy
schneider trophy.jpg

19-09-2007, 07:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kitty Kneel before Mod Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,437 You're Top Poster: #4 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	The Spitfire was developed originally from the MkIX floatplane that was designed for the Schneider trophy contest. The MkIX won a number of years in a row until war was declared. The MkIX floatplane FloatplaneMkIX.jpg And close up detail of the Schneider Trophy schneider trophy.jpg __________________ "Time is a great storyteller" If my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCALATOR = EVERLASTING FUN God is the experience of looking at a tree and saying, "Ah!" - Joseph Campbell