Two-seater full-size replica Spitfire

[Unbuilt Dreams]

Hi All

 

Pat English is a pilot and owner of English Engineering in Cairns. He has built a full-size two-seater replica Spitfire, which he flew to Cairns Airport on 25th July 2012. I'm posting this information on his behalf, as his computer skills aren't that great!

 

 

[dazza 38]

What engine has it got? Allison?

 

 

[Unbuilt Dreams]

What engine has it got? Allison?

It's fitted with a 350 HP Lycoming TIO 540 engine. Please feel free to contact Pat English directly if you want to know more about it or view the website.

 

 

[Bandit12]

Found a link: http://www.englisheng.com.au/spitfire-aircraft.html

 

Pricey, but Spitfires will always have a certain "wow" factor and I'm sure there will be some who line up for it.

 

 

[winsor68]

Looks like a Cessna cowl...

 

Lots of work in that machine. What sort of performance do you reckon it gets?

 

 

[corvairkr]

I saw this on the news the other night , congratulations on your achievement Pat it looks like a lot of blood sweat and tears went into it .

 

 

[Guernsey]

Don't tell me that Tomo is going to trade his Solitaire for one of these.

 

Alan.

 

 

[dazza 38]

Fantastic job.I would have gone for a big block V8.Only reason is to make the nose more authentic.

 

 

[kaz3g]

The nose doesn't look right but the rest seems really well done.

 

kaz

 

 

[M61A1]

Found a link: http://www.englisheng.com.au/spitfire-aircraft.htmlPricey, but Spitfires will always have a certain "wow" factor and I'm sure there will be some who line up for it.

I wonder if that top photo was taken at Mareeba, I saw one just like it otherwise, in a place that looks just like that, when I went to pick up that cheap 95.10

 

 

[Guest Howard Hughes]

It's fitted with a 350 HP Lycoming

Aren't you about 1000HP short?

 

 

[turboplanner]

It's not a Spitfire is it, not even a replica.

 

 

[dazza 38]

I wonder why Pat didnt go the V8 Chev engine with reduction drive, like Supermarine Aircraft has with their kit aircraft.

 

 

[Mick]

I wonder why Pat didnt go the V8 Chev engine with reduction drive, like Supermarine Aircraft has with their kit aircraft.

Maybe because this is a full size replica whereas the others are only up to 90% of the original.

 

For me the nose shape is pretty hard to see past, and also the lack of underwing scoops for radiators. But it does remind me of a comment I once heard from Guido Zuccoli when someone had a go at him about his Boomerang being painted in gloss paint ( for ease of keeping it clean & durability ). Guido's response was "When you get your own Boomerang you can paint it however you like!"

 

Congratulations on seeing this to fruition and achieving a dream.

 

 

[Tomo]

"When you get your own Boomerang you can paint it however you like!"Congratulations on seeing this to fruition and achieving a dream.

Ditto!

 

 

[dazza 38]

[Maybe because this is a full size replica whereas the others are only up to 90% of the original.]True, but their V8 engines are 430 HP.

[fly_tornado]

wooo $500k, a bit outside my potential future budget

 

 

[turboplanner]

When you get your own Boomerang you can paint it however you like!

The owner of this replica Spitfire, being a farmer, sure put that saying into practice!

 

 

[mAgNeToDrOp]

Sexy...

 

 

[Bandit12]

Ah....I have stopped to admire that aircraft a couple of times Turbs!

 

 

[turboplanner]

Probably 200 hours plus in it.

 

 

[Unbuilt Dreams]

Hi Everyone

 

I've just put the WIN News Cairns footage of Pat English's interview and Spitfire in action at www.englisheng.com.au/new.html

 

 

[turboplanner]

You should put the photos on www.pprune.org in the DG&P General Aviation Section, UD.

 

A couple of the guys on there used to fly Spits.