What is Supermarine Spitfire?
[[File:Ray Flying Legends 2005-1.jpg|thumbnail|right|270px|Spitfire LF Mk IX, ''MH434'']] The '''Supermarine Spitfire''' is a British single-seat [[fighter aircraft]]. It was used by the [[Royal Air Force]] and many other [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] countries throughout the [[Second World War]], gaining its respect when defending the [[English Channel]] from the [[Luftwaffe]] in [[Operation Sealion|Operation Sea Lion]] and the [[Battle of Britain]]. The Spitfire was designed by [[R. J. Mitchell]] as a short-range, high-performance [[interceptor aircraft]]. There were more Spitfires made than any other British aircraft and it was the only British fighter that was being made throughout the war. The '''Supermarine Spitfire''' was no doubt one of the very best British warplanes, and a '''large roleplayer of WWII'''. It had great '''speed''', '''agility''' and '''weaponry'''. Over time, the Spitfire evolved into an even better aircraft. This is all a pilot could ask for. It had '''very few flaws''', the main being that the engine would usually '''stall when entering a dive''' or when experiencing negative pressure/G-Forces due to its '''float carburetor''' engine. The Spitfire's [[ellipse|elliptical]] wing had a thin cross-section. This allowed a higher top speed than other fighters of the time, including the [[Hawker Hurricane]]. The elliptic shaped wing gives the aircraft a very low amount of [[Lift-induced drag|induced drag]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/airplane/dragco.html|title=The drag coefficient|publisher=NASA: Glenn Research Center|accessdate=2013-11-26|archive-date=2013-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114022031/http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/airplane/dragco.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Speed was seen as essential to carry out the mission of home defence against enemy [[bomber]]s. The original airframe was designed to be powered by a [[Rolls-Royce Merlin]] engine producing 1,030&nbsp;[[horsepower|hp]] (768&nbsp;kW). Because of its higher performance, Spit