THE GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM

FIGURE 23

1. Hydraulic hand pump for retracting the landing gear in the

Spitfire Mk.I

2. Motor driven hydraulic system in the Spitfire Mk.II

FIGURE 23

EVOLUTION OF THE SEAT PROTECTION

FIGURE 24

1. Unarmored seat. Only Mk.I from the fall of 1938 to spring,

1940

2. Seat with an armored panel behind the pilot’s back. Mk.I

from early June, 1940

3. Seat, with back and head armor. Mk.I from November, 1940

and Mk.II from the beginning of production in the summer

of 1940

FIGURE 24

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