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Supermarine S6B
csch
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Posted: Monday, November 20, 2006 - 08:15 PM UTC
Hi all:

Searching the web I found these fantastic images of the Supermarine S6B. This aircraft was built to win the Schneider Cup Trophy. In 1931, the S6B won the final trophy race with a blistering 340 mph record run. The designer R. J. Mitchell later flew this machine past the 400 mph barrier, the first aircraft to do so. Mitchell incorporated lessons learned with the S6B when disigning the Spitfire. Hope you like them




lampie
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Posted: Monday, November 20, 2006 - 08:50 PM UTC
Great images Carlos.
Thanks for posting them.They will come in very usefull when I get around to building my S6B.
Heres how the real thing looks today,preserved in the Science Museum London!

Nige
csch
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Posted: Monday, November 20, 2006 - 09:37 PM UTC
Hi Nigel.
Are you going to build the Testorīs S6B in 1/48 ?
lampie
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Posted: Monday, November 20, 2006 - 09:53 PM UTC
Hi Carlos
It will be the Airfix S6B in 1 :72
Nige
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