I just finished it. I don't think I've ever seen photos of one from the front looking down the fuselage. The fuselage is quite narrow. the cockpit is not much bigger than the one in my Formula Ford Reynard was. they said an american pilot flew a spitfire and they asked him what the difference was between it and an American fighter. He said "you get into an american plane, with a spitfire you put it on".

The plane carried 80 (IIRC) gallons of fuel good for one hour of flying. It carried enough ammo for 14 seconds of firing the machine guns, so pick your targets carefully! What a lovely design and what a lovely sound it made.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.