SPITFIRE Mk IXc - m66
This aircraft was built by Bill SPITFRND Wilson using version 2.82.100 of the AvHistory 1% Assembly Line process. It is based on the stock CFS3 Spitfire IXc visual created by Microsoft and painted by ZUYAX.
ZUYAX painted this plane in a livery Flt Lt Kenneth Charney of No 602 Squadron, Longues, Normandy during July of 1944. Lt Charney shot down a FW 190 in this aircraft near Lisieux on July 14, 1944. MJ239 remained in service through the end of the war.
The introduction of the Mark IX proved an effective counter to the FW 190, thus restoring balance to the air war over Europe. The RAF soon realized however that the Mark IXs equipped with Merlin 61 and 63 engines reached their peak performance at higher altitudes that the 190. At the same time Air Marshall Connigham had made a request for massive supplies of LF VB/VC Spitfires for the desert campaign noting that 80% of his operations air combat occurred at low altitude. This formed the impetus for the creation of a low altitude optimized version of the Mark IX.
To meet this demand, Rolls Royce came up with yet another version of its Merlin engine, based on the Merlin 61 but with revised supercharger settings and other changes which increased the Mark IXs performance at altitudes up to 22,000 feet with a minor reduction in high altitude performance. The resulting variant was originally labeled the Spitfire IX B and subsequently named the Mark IX LF.
The first IX LFs entered service with the RAF in early 1943 and were immediately popular with RAF pilots facing the FW 190. The lower supercharger settings of LF variant enabled it to reach its peak performance at the same altitude as its primary German adversary. Describing his introduction to the Merlin 66 equiped Mark IX in his autobiography "Nine Lives", WIng Commander Alan Deere noted, "I was now all set to renew my acquaintance with the formidable Focke Wulf, but this time I was better equipped. The Biggin Hill Squadrons were using the Spitfire IXB (Merlin 66), a mark of Spitfire markedly superior in performance to the FW 190 below 27,000 feet." To increase range, late model Mark IXs were produced with an additional rear tank ranging in size from 32 to 85 imperial gallons.
The Mark IX LF went on to become the most numerous of the Mark IX series and was sometimes produced with clipped wings for better low altitude roll rates. Most RAF pilots are said to have preferred the regular tip versions. This aircraft flight model is based on the standard tip LF with a 41 imperial gallon rear tank. If you desire to fly the aircraft in a condition simulating an empty rear tank, you may select 67% fuel in the aircraft loadout menu. At present, the cg placement of the rear tank is not modeled due to the limits of CFS3.
This aircraft was built by Bill SPITFRND Wilson using version 2.82.100 of the AvHistory 1% Assembly Line process. It is based on the stock CFS3 Spitfire IXc visual created by Microsoft and painted by ZUYAX.
ZUYAX painted this plane in a livery Flt Lt Kenneth Charney of No 602 Squadron, Longues, Normandy during July of 1944. Lt Charney shot down a FW 190 in this aircraft near Lisieux on July 14, 1944. MJ239 remained in service through the end of the war.
The introduction of the Mark IX proved an effective counter to the FW 190, thus restoring balance to the air war over Europe. The RAF soon realized however that the Mark IXs equipped with Merlin 61 and 63 engines reached their peak performance at higher altitudes that the 190. At the same time Air Marshall Connigham had made a request for massive supplies of LF VB/VC Spitfires for the desert campaign noting that 80% of his operations air combat occurred at low altitude. This formed the impetus for the creation of a low altitude optimized version of the Mark IX.
To meet this demand, Rolls Royce came up with yet another version of its Merlin engine, based on the Merlin 61 but with revised supercharger settings and other changes which increased the Mark IXs performance at altitudes up to 22,000 feet with a minor reduction in high altitude performance. The resulting variant was originally labeled the Spitfire IX B and subsequently named the Mark IX LF.
The first IX LFs entered service with the RAF in early 1943 and were immediately popular with RAF pilots facing the FW 190. The lower supercharger settings of LF variant enabled it to reach its peak performance at the same altitude as its primary German adversary. Describing his introduction to the Merlin 66 equiped Mark IX in his autobiography "Nine Lives", WIng Commander Alan Deere noted, "I was now all set to renew my acquaintance with the formidable Focke Wulf, but this time I was better equipped. The Biggin Hill Squadrons were using the Spitfire IXB (Merlin 66), a mark of Spitfire markedly superior in performance to the FW 190 below 27,000 feet." To increase range, late model Mark IXs were produced with an additional rear tank ranging in size from 32 to 85 imperial gallons.
The Mark IX LF went on to become the most numerous of the Mark IX series and was sometimes produced with clipped wings for better low altitude roll rates. Most RAF pilots are said to have preferred the regular tip versions. This aircraft flight model is based on the standard tip LF with a 41 imperial gallon rear tank. If you desire to fly the aircraft in a condition simulating an empty rear tank, you may select 67% fuel in the aircraft loadout menu. At present, the cg placement of the rear tank is not modeled due to the limits of CFS3.
