The Longest Flight The Unique Spitfire That Circumnavigated The Globe

The Longest Flight The Unique Spitfire That Circumnavigated The Globe The longest flight: the unique spitfire that circumnavigated the globe. the spitfire’s two pilots, matt jones and steve boultbee brooks the spitfire is, inarguably, the single most iconic aircraft ever built. it might not have been as fast as concorde or as ostentatiously massive as the spruce goose, but it defended us during the battle of. Silver spitfire: the longest flight is a feature length documentary which follows a british expeditionary team's attempt at the world's first circumnavigation of the earth in an 80 year old spitfire. in what is a test of human and mechanical endurance, this daring four month odyssey tests the limits of what is possible and showcases one of the.

The Longest Flight The Unique Spitfire That Circumnavigated The Globe The silver spitfire is powered by a 27 litre v12 rolls royce merlin engine putting out around 1,350 bhp. there are 6 exhaust stacks on each side of the aircraft, each one costing in the region of £1,000! the propeller blades on a spitfire are made of layers of wood sandwiched together, in contrast with the metal or composite materials you’ll. Silver spitfire the longest flight. the feature length documentary follows a british expeditionary team’s attempt at the world’s first circumnavigation of the earth in an 80 year old spitfire fighter plane, a test of human and mechanical endurance, considered by many to be impossible. the expedition set a new guinness world record for the. Silver spitfire the longest flight: directed by benjamin uttley. with matt jones, lachlan monro, ian smith, benjamin uttley. a british expeditionary team attempt a dangerous, world first circumnavigation of the earth in an 80 year old vintage world war ii fighter to inspire a new generation through the freedom of flight. The spitfire – the extremely agile and powerful british fighter aircraft of which more than 20,300 prototypes were built between 1936 and 1948 – has a range of 750 kilometres. this is almost the exact same distance as a flight from london to schaffhausen. this figure also gives an idea of the adventure steve boultbee brooks and matt jones.

The Longest Flight The Unique Spitfire That Circumnavigated The Globe Silver spitfire the longest flight: directed by benjamin uttley. with matt jones, lachlan monro, ian smith, benjamin uttley. a british expeditionary team attempt a dangerous, world first circumnavigation of the earth in an 80 year old vintage world war ii fighter to inspire a new generation through the freedom of flight. The spitfire – the extremely agile and powerful british fighter aircraft of which more than 20,300 prototypes were built between 1936 and 1948 – has a range of 750 kilometres. this is almost the exact same distance as a flight from london to schaffhausen. this figure also gives an idea of the adventure steve boultbee brooks and matt jones. Ambitious plans are underway to circumnavigate the globe in a mk ix spitfire owned by boultbee flight academy at goodwood. the heavily anticipated refurbishment of spitfire mj271, which was built in 1943 at castle bromwich, and which flew 51 combat missions, was completed in may 2019. the restored spitfire is still 90 per cent original, having. Yesterday afternoon, two intrepid pilots restored the romance of flight as they embarked on an adventure of epic proportions. during the course of the next four months, steve brooks and matt jones of the boultbee flight academy will aim to circumnavigate the globe with one of the most original airworthy supermarine spitfires extant, visiting 30 different countries and making over 100 stops.

The Longest Flight The Unique Spitfire That Circumnavigated The Globe Ambitious plans are underway to circumnavigate the globe in a mk ix spitfire owned by boultbee flight academy at goodwood. the heavily anticipated refurbishment of spitfire mj271, which was built in 1943 at castle bromwich, and which flew 51 combat missions, was completed in may 2019. the restored spitfire is still 90 per cent original, having. Yesterday afternoon, two intrepid pilots restored the romance of flight as they embarked on an adventure of epic proportions. during the course of the next four months, steve brooks and matt jones of the boultbee flight academy will aim to circumnavigate the globe with one of the most original airworthy supermarine spitfires extant, visiting 30 different countries and making over 100 stops.