Diecast Aircraft Information

MetalWings Diecast Aircraft Reference by Dauntless Aviation

1/48 scale pre-finished
Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic.
Professionally painted.
All markings pad applied for superb results.
Canopy slides open.
Comes with a pilot that can be removed.
Comes with display stand.
Landing gear is fully retractable and can be displayed up or down.
Propeller is metal.
Extremely sought after by collectors.

Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series
HA7602
Swedish Air Force S-31
(Supermarine Spitfire PR XIX) yellow "60"
F.11 Flight Reconnaissance Wing
at Nyköping Sweden

Specifications for the Supermarine Spitfire PR XIX

Number Produced - 225
Performance
Engine – (1) Rolls-Royce liquid-cooled Griffon 66 / 12-cylinder developing 2,035 HP @
2,134 m   (7,000 ft.) The difference between the Griffon 65 and the 66 was the 66 had a
blower to provide cockpit pressurization.
Fuel Capacity
Internal – 954 L   (252 gal)
External – Optional slipper tank/drop tank 85 L or 643 L   (90 gal or 170 gal) these were
seldom used on this Spitfire model because the added drag eliminated any benefits.
Maximum Speed – 735 km/h   (457 mph)
Cruise Speed – 580 km/h   (360 mph)
Maximum Altitude – Approximately 14,000 m   (approximately 45,000 ft)
Normal altitude for vertical photography - 9000 m   (29,530 ft)
Range – 880 km   (547 miles)
Maximum Range - 1,125 km   (699 miles) with a slipper tank/drop tank
Dimensions
Length – 9.96 m   (32.68 ft)
Wingspan – 11.23 m   (36.84 ft)
Weapons – None, only equipped with (2) vertical cameras with a focal length of 920 mm
and (1) oblique camera with a focal length of 350 mm.

The Spitfire PR.XIX was the last Spitfire with elliptical wings and was the last RAF Spitfire
type in front-line service. The PR.XIX was a combination of power by the Griffon engine
of the Mk.XIV and the wings of the PR.XI making it the fastest Spitfire. Weapons were
removed to allow for larger fuel tanks in the leading edge of the wings making it possible
to fly missions as far as Berlin at altitudes over 40,000 feet. By the end of production 225
XIX had been made.

In 1949 the Swedish Air Force took delivery of 50 former RAF Spitfire PR.XIX and
designated them S-31. They came equipped for reconnaissance flights and were based
with F.11 Flight Reconnaissance Wing at Nyköping south of Stockholm. These aircraft
would penetrate Soviet airspace in the Baltic area and record activity at air and naval
bases. At that time the Soviets didn’t have an aircraft that could catch these S-31s. The S-
31 was replaced in 1954 by the Saab 29 jet. Ten of the 50 crashed and the rest were
scrapped.

Swedish AF
coat of arms

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