Fly your own Spitfire

You can now own and fly your own Spitfire.

They are available in kit form with a choice of performance engines. You don’t need military flying experience. The Spitfire is a very pilot friendly sports aircraft suitable for any pilot with tail dragger experience.

The price depends on the model and engine size, but as a guide ,the starting price for a kit and engine would be about $199,000.The factory will give you a firm price based on your requirements. If you don’t want to get involved with assembling the kit, there are qualified people who can do it for you.

You can also buy a near new demonstrator for $395,000

Spitfire – the legend lives on

Amazing though it may sound, the only company in the world building aluminium replica Spitfires in kit form, is based in Brisbane. This 2 seater sports aircraft is an accurate replica of probably the most famous fighter aircraft in World War 11. It was regarded as one of the finest aircraft to fly then and pilots say the same thing about these new Spitfires today.

Michael (Mike) O’Sullivan’s Supermarine Aircraft Factory officially began its life in the kit aircraft manufacturing business in 1995, although the original idea is much older. It has been the dream of countless aviators since the end of the Second World War to build and fly a Spitfire.

The Spitfire is arguably one of the most famous fighters of the Second World War. It was loved by all for its smooth lines and gracefulness in the sky.

Spitfires have not been produced since 1948 due to the complexity of the design and this makes it very difficult to replicate the original aircraft. The ‘Hangar talk’ at the time suggested that it was simply not possible to make a metal, reduced scale, Spitfire although it seems the only reason that it could not be done was because no one had done it!! This was all the incentive Mike needed, so in his garage at home he set about making the impossible.

Even with over 30 years of hands on experience building and maintaining aircraft it still took over seven years to develop the innovative procedures and manufacturing techniques required to make the first all metal replica Spifire. His hard work and determination eventually paid off in when in November 1994 the first all metal metal replica Spitfire in the world took to the skies over Queensland. It has since flown to airshows and ‘fly-ins’ around Australia and thanks to Mike’s efforts it now means that homebuilders world wide can now buy a Spitfire kit that is fast and easy to build. With 700 hours of construction work already completed the kit is shipped to customers factory jigged and with all major components formed.

The Mk26 and Mk26b are now well proven designs with all aluminium components pre-drilled and precision cut using a computer cotrolled CNC router cutter. This keeps parts standards consistent and accurate, a far cry from the original Spitfires construction methods. The main structural sections of the aircraft are pre-built in factory jigs thus ensuring the highest possible accuracy of these critical components. The method of construction is aimed at the average person who is good with their hands.

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