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The Isaacs Spitfire is a single seat
homebuilt
Homebuilt machines are machines built outside of specialised workshops or factories. This can include different things such as kit cars or homebuilt computers, but normally it pertains to homebuilt aircraft, also known as amateur-built aircraft or ...
sporting aircraft design created by
John O. Isaacs, a former
Supermarine
Supermarine was a British aircraft manufacturer that is most famous for producing the Spitfire fighter plane during World War II as well as a range of seaplanes and flying boats, and a series of jet-powered fighter aircraft after World War II ...
employee and retired schoolmaster and designer of the
Isaacs Fury, as a 6/10th scale replica of a
Supermarine Spitfire. Its first flight was on 5 May 1975.
As per the original Spitfire, the Isaacs Spitfire was a
cantilever
A cantilever is a rigid structural element that extends horizontally and is supported at only one end. Typically it extends from a flat vertical surface such as a wall, to which it must be firmly attached. Like other structural elements, a cant ...
low-wing
monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing con ...
of semi-elliptical planform. The twin spar wing was built in one piece, mainly of
spruce with
birch
A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech- oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains ...
plywood skin. The fuselage was of identical construction. The landing gear was non-retractable and included a tailwheel.
Plans are available for sale to home constructors.
Specifications
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{{Supermarine Spitfire
1970s British sport aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
Supermarine Spitfire replicas
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1975