The Schneider Trophy seaplane races of 1913–1931 directly produced the engineering breakthroughs behind the Supermarine Spitfire and Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.
TaildraggerR.J. Mitchell designed the Supermarine Spitfire while dying of cancer at 42 - his elliptical wing kept the aircraft competitive from 1936 to 1954.
TaildraggerThe Schneider Trophy seaplane races (1913–1931) produced the specific engineering breakthroughs in airframes and engines that directly created the Spitfire and Rolls-Royce Merlin.
TaildraggerHow a pre-war floatplane racing series - saved by a private widow's check - became the crucible that produced the Spitfire and the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.
TaildraggerHow fifteen years of Schneider Trophy seaplane racing - and the genius of R.J. Mitchell - directly produced the Supermarine Spitfire that defended Britain in 1940.
TaildraggerR.J. Mitchell designed the Supermarine Spitfire's revolutionary elliptical wing while dying of cancer at 42 - and the aircraft outlived him to define the Battle of Britain.
TaildraggerThe P-51 Mustang became WWII's finest piston-engine fighter through bold engineering decisions, a revolutionary wing, and one test pilot's honest memo.
TaildraggerHow the wooden de Havilland Mosquito, built by furniture makers, outran WWII fighters and flew a dozen combat roles.
TaildraggerHow a dying R.J. Mitchell designed the Supermarine Spitfire's elliptical wing and died in 1937, before it saved Britain.
TaildraggerHow R J Mitchell's Supermarine S.6B won the Schneider Trophy and broke 400 mph in 1931, laying the groundwork for the Spitfire.
TaildraggerHow the 1931 Schneider Trophy and the Supermarine S.6B forged the wing and engine that became the Spitfire and Merlin.
TaildraggerRadio Hangar explores The de Havilland Mosquito, the Wooden Wonder Built by Furniture Makers That Outran Every Fighter in the Sky.
TaildraggerHow the Schneider Trophy seaplane races and the Supermarine S.6B gave birth to the Spitfire that saved Britain in 1940.
TaildraggerSpitfire ML407 survived D-Day, decades of neglect, and personal tragedy to become one of the world's most storied warbirds.
TaildraggerHow the Schneider Trophy seaplane races of the 1920s and 1930s directly produced the Spitfire and its Merlin engine.
TaildraggerThe de Havilland Mosquito was a wooden WWII aircraft that outran fighters, carried bomber payloads, and became the most versatile combat plane of the war.
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