{"product_id":"spit-mk-viii","title":"SPIT MK VIII ","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #202122; background: white;\"\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eSupermarine Spitfire\u003c\/b\u003e was a British\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #202122;\"\u003eshort-range, high-performance\u003c\/span\u003e interceptor\u003c\/span\u003e fighter. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #202122;\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #202122; background: white;\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #202122;\"\u003eoriginal airframe was powered by a 1,030 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin engine\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #202122;\"\u003ebut it was\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eadaptable to use\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #202122; background: white;\"\u003eincreasingly powerful RR Merlins\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand, with the\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; background: white;\"\u003eGriffon, \u003cspan style=\"color: #202122;\"\u003eup to 2,340 hp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #202122; background: white;\"\u003eThe recessed rivets were innovative in order to obtain the thinnest possible cross-section, which allowed\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea top speed higher than that of several contemporary fighter aircraft\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #202122; background: white;\"\u003eThe fuselage, wing, and\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tailplane\" title=\"Tail plane\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #202122; background: white; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003etailplane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e skins \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #202122; background: white;\"\u003ewere secured with dome-head rivets, and from February 1943, flush riveting was used on the fuselage. In some areas, on the rear wing and lower tailplane skins, the upper portion was riveted and the lower portion was secured with brass screws that fit into\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spruce\" title=\"Spruce\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #202122; background: white; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003efir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e strips \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #202122; background: white;\"\u003ebolted to the lower ribs.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm; background: white;\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #202122; background: white;\"\u003eInitially, the ailerons, elevators and rudder were covered with fabric (see\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe painting), but the fight proved that the coating\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof fabric was impossible to use at high speeds and was replaced by a light alloy.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #202122; background: white;\"\u003eDuring the\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; background: white;\"\u003eBattle of Britain \u003cspan style=\"color: #202122;\"\u003e(July–October 1940), the Spitfire attracted attention because\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt was a better fighter than the Hurricanes, which were more numerous and sustained the greater impact.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-indent: 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #202122; background: white;\"\u003eIt was built in more than 45 variants, the last one was built in February 1948 and in total\u003csup\u003e \u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e20,351 examples were built.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt is probably the aircraft with the greatest construction evolution of any model in the entire history of flight.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #202122; background: white;\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e The large- \u003cstrong\u003eformat 80x50\u003c\/strong\u003e cm image, in thick acrylic on stretched canvas, depicts a Spitfire MK VIII patrolling the English skies during the Battle of Britain. The large size allowed me to capture construction details such as the fuselage panels, rivets, screws, and the fabric-covered tailplane. The swastikas on the fuselage are intentionally idealized rather than realistic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fat acrylic 80X50 cm on canvas with frame without frame.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fabrizio Carbonera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56413900800386,"sku":null,"price":800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7065\/3058\/files\/5HkdQQKx1d.jpg?v=1772094804","url":"https:\/\/cjfh11-ee.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/spit-mk-viii","provider":"Venderequadri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}