Spitfire aircraft could return to production in the UK 90 years after first flight

The Supermarine Spitfire could go back into production 90 years after its first flight – if the dreams of a team of enthusiasts are realised. The next generation of the aircraft, a concept model called the Aerolite Spitfire Type 433, has been built by a team of designers and engineers at a fraction of the cost of buying an original. The new two-seater model has been constructed for about £750,000, compared with the more than £3 million price tag of an original Spitfire. The team revisited wartime government plans to replace diminishing supplies of aluminium for Spitfire fuselages with a composite alternative called Gordon Aerolite. Those plans were later abandoned in 1940, but this team have continued with the designs to create the Aerolite Spitfire. They have used modern composites to build what could be the world’s biggest kit form aircraft. The aircraft will supplement the ranks of the very rare original two-seater Spitfire, as there are only about a dozen remaining operational. Its composite construction means there is no requirement for hangar storage as it is weather resistant. The full-scale concept model, which has been unveiled in Bodmin, Cornwall, will tour the UK this spring and summer at up to 10 air shows and military and classic motor festivals. Daily Record Homepage: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ Daily Record Facebook: https://facebook.com/TheScottishDailyRecord Daily Record Instagram: https://instagram.com/scottishdailyrecord Daily Record Sport Instagram: https://instagram.com/dailyrecord_sport Daily Record TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scottishdailyrecord Daily Record Sport TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailyrecord_sport Daily Record Twitter: https://twitter.com/Daily_Record Daily Record Newsletters: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/ Join our WhatsApp communities here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages: DAILY RECORD: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/join-daily-records-whatsapp-community-31116469 RECORD SPORT RANGERS: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/join-record-sports-new-rangers-31111892 RECORD SPORT CELTIC: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/join-record-sports-new-celtic-31111589 You can get all the latest news, sport, showbiz and comment at DailyRecord.co.uk LIKE | COMMENT | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE #DailyRecord #spitfire #aircraft #planespotting