How much would it cost to build a Spitfire today?

Back when production of the Spitfire was underway it cost an average of £12,604 for each aircraft. Today that would equate to just under £800,000 for each Spitfire produced. This is more expensive than the RAF’s other high-performance fighter – the Hurricane.

How much is a fully restored Spitfire worth?

1 Spitfires still able to fly today has sold for a record amount at Christie’s auctions. The gavel fell at £3,106,500 (US$4,784,010) on the painstakingly restored RAF Spitfire P9374, far exceeding pre-auction estimates of £2.5m.

Can you build your own Spitfire?

History is being reborne in Cisco, Texas, where Supermarine Spitfire is manufacturing 90-percent-scale (full-size!) kits of the WW II fighter. You, too, could own and fly one of the world’s most legendary aircraft! Today the Spitfire in kit form lives again in Cisco Texas as the Mk 26B.

How much is a Triumph Spitfire?

The Cost Of A Classic Triumph Spitfire Classic & Sports Car values them at just under $12,400 for a concours condition car.

How much is a Spitfire worth 2021?

The Cost Of A Classic Triumph Spitfire According to Classic & Sports Car, a concours condition example, today will fetch about $16,500, as will the similar Mk Is and IIIs.

How are Supermarine Spitfire blueprints made?

The beautiful Supermarine Spitfire blueprints you see here are made using the old fashioned method – ammonia activated paper on a traditional Diazit blueprint machine.

Are there any original Spitfire drawings available?

For those areas where no original Spitfire drawings are available, measurements were taken from surviving Spitfires to complete the research material. Included are ordinate tables for all wing ribs, fuselage frames and stabilizer ribs.

How accurate are the XIX and Mk XVI drawings?

IX and Mk. XVI to a high degree of accuracy. Aircraft illustrators, restorers and modellers will appreciate the thoroughness of the photographs and dimensioned drawings. The e-book is in PDF format. Meticulous attention to engineering detail provides what is usually only obtained by visiting an actual aircraft.