{"product_id":"supermarine-seafire-f-mk-15-aeronavale-service","title":"Supermarine Seafire F Mk.15 \"Aeronavale Service\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Hobby 1\/48\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eSupermarine Seafire\u003c\/b\u003e is a naval version of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supermarine_Spitfire\" title=\"Supermarine Spitfire\"\u003eSupermarine Spitfire\u003c\/a\u003e fighter adapted for operation from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircraft_carrier\" title=\"Aircraft carrier\"\u003eaircraft carriers\u003c\/a\u003e. It was analogous in concept to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawker_Hurricane_variants#Sea_Hurricanes\" title=\"Hawker Hurricane variants\"\u003eHawker Sea Hurricane\u003c\/a\u003e, a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Navalised_aircraft\" title=\"Navalised aircraft\"\u003enavalised version\u003c\/a\u003e of the Spitfire's stablemate, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawker_Hurricane\" title=\"Hawker Hurricane\"\u003eHawker Hurricane\u003c\/a\u003e. The name \u003cb\u003eSeafire\u003c\/b\u003e was derived from the contraction of the full name of \u003cb\u003eSea Spitfire\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA carrier-capable version of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supermarine_Spitfire\" title=\"Supermarine Spitfire\"\u003eSupermarine Spitfire\u003c\/a\u003e had been proposed by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Admiralty\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"British Admiralty\"\u003eAdmiralty\u003c\/a\u003e in May 1938. Despite a pressing need to replace various obsolete types in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fleet_Air_Arm\" title=\"Fleet Air Arm\"\u003eFleet Air Arm\u003c\/a\u003e (FAA), some opposed the idea, including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winston_Churchill\" title=\"Winston Churchill\"\u003eWinston Churchill\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e although these disputes were often a result of the overriding priority \u003cbr\u003efor land-based Spitfires instead. During 1941 and early 1942, the \u003cbr\u003eAdmiralty again requested naval Spitfires, resulting in an initial batch\u003cbr\u003e of \u003cb\u003eSeafire Mk.Ib\u003c\/b\u003e fighters in late 1941, which were mainly used to gain experience operating the type. There were concerns over weak \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Landing_gear\" title=\"Landing gear\"\u003eundercarriages\u003c\/a\u003e, which had not been strengthened to naval standards, but performance was acceptable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the Mk.III series, the next Seafire variant to appear was the \u003cb\u003eSeafire F Mk.XV\u003c\/b\u003e, which was powered by a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rolls-Royce_Griffon\" title=\"Rolls-Royce Griffon\"\u003eGriffon VI\u003c\/a\u003e – single-stage supercharger, rated at 1,850 hp (1,380 kW) at 2,000 ft (610 m) driving a 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) Rotol propeller. Designed in response to Specification N.4\/43 this appeared to be a naval \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supermarine_Spitfire_(late_Merlin_powered_variants)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin powered variants)\"\u003eSpitfire F Mk.XII\u003c\/a\u003e;\u003cbr\u003e in reality the Mk.XV was an amalgamation of a strengthened Seafire III \u003cbr\u003eairframe and wings with the wing fuel tanks, retractable tailwheel, \u003cbr\u003elarger elevators and broad-chord \"pointed\" rudder of the Spitfire VIII. \u003cbr\u003eThe engine cowling was different from that of the Spitfire XII series, \u003cbr\u003ebeing secured with a larger number of fasteners and lacking the acorn \u003cbr\u003eshaped blister behind the spinner. The final 30 Mk.XVs were built with \u003cbr\u003ethe blown \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bubble_canopy\" title=\"Bubble canopy\"\u003e\"teardrop\" cockpit canopy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e and cut down rear fuselage introduced on the Spitfire Mk.XVI. On the \u003cbr\u003efirst 50 aircraft manufactured by Cunliffe-Owen a heavier, strengthened \u003cbr\u003eA-frame arrestor hook was fitted to cope with the greater weight. On subsequent Mk.XVs a new form of \"sting\" type arrestor hook was used;\u003cbr\u003e this version was attached to the reinforced rudder post at the rear of \u003cbr\u003ethe fuselage and was housed in a fairing below the base of the shortened\u003cbr\u003e rudder. A vee-shaped guard forward of the tailwheel prevented arrestor \u003cbr\u003ewires getting tangled up with the tailwheel. 390 Seafire XVs were built \u003cbr\u003eby Cunliffe-Owen and Westland from late 1944. Six prototypes had been \u003cbr\u003ebuilt by Supermarine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/dukmodell.com\/images\/product_images\/popup_images\/8724_1.webp\" jsaction=\"\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" style=\"max-width: 1000px; height: 354px; margin: 0px; width: 554px;\" alt=\"Special Hobby Supermarine Seafire F Mk.15 Aeronavale Serv. 1:48\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61CndS-WuZL.jpg\" jsaction=\"\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Special Hobby 1\/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk XV Aeronavale # 48125 :  Amazon.co.uk: Toys \u0026amp; Games\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" style=\"max-width: 1500px; height: 348px; margin: 0px; width: 558px;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Special Hobby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57795477963136,"sku":"SH48125","price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/SH48125.jpg?v=1775218654","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/supermarine-seafire-f-mk-15-aeronavale-service","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}