Thanks for all the information!!

But who is fastest of the ground: Merlin Spits or heavier and more powerful Griffon Spits?

Griffon tail?

Perhaps the later interchangeable pointed ‘Broad chord rudder’?

Mark

Exactly.

A particular favourite of Jeffrey Quill was the prototype DP845, basically a MK V fitted with the short single stage Griffon engine.

The most grunt in the lightest airframe under 10,000′ – the Mk XII.

Mark

Hmm… I thougt later LF V where better at low altitude
Spit V with M50m or M55m had the same amount of power as an IX and alot lighter.

Yes she still has the four bladed prop and the six exhaust cans each side, although I believe that she will be fitted with three cans each side in the near future.:)

IMO she is more beautiful with six exhaust cans each side than three, but for historical reasons it might be better with three.

A Spit mark V with four bladed prop and twelve exhaust cans. Nothing more beautiful than that:) IMHO

Any Engine news?

Is AB910 a stock aircraft?
But why does IX uses four blade while mark V and LF V uses three blade prop?

The LF V have the same amount of power at low altitude as the IX.

For the pilot answer, there is one who frequents this forum who has flown many Spitfires and a real 109…so over to him!!

And who will that be?

Thanks for answering my post.