Spitfire Mk.I, Fall 1939

FIGURE 6

1. Armor glass (50.8mm or 2 inch thickness) introduced to the windscreen (from September, 1939)

2. Barr & Stroud GM.2 reflector gunsight

3. New pitot tube configuration (standard from March, 1939)

4. Armored fuel tank by adding a 3mm metal plate outside the tank (fall, 1939), with the lower tank

covered with Limatex and later with a rubber compound effectively making it a self-sealing unit.

FIGURE 6

Spitfire Mk.I, Spring 1940

FIGURE 7

5. Voltage regulator moved to the bulkhead behind the pilot’s

headrest.

6. Antenna system associated with the TR.9D Radio

FIGURE 7

FIGURE 8

FIGURE 8

1. A small number of Spitfire Mk.Is were equipped with a constant speed

Rotol RX 5/1 propeller.

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