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By: - 26th November 2009 at 17:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Just put a tape on one here and it's 25" Dia by 25" long as near as dammit.
Tom
By: - 26th November 2009 at 19:02 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
With respect how accurate were you with the length and did you include the backplate width in this measurement.? I would have expected it to be nearer 28" from tip to gap.
Regards
John
By: - 26th November 2009 at 20:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Mine's 24" X 24" not including backplate; but hey size ain't everything right?
By: - 26th November 2009 at 21:14 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Mine's 24" X 24" not including backplate; but hey size ain't everything right?
Oh it is if your'e in the model-zone :)
Thanks John
By: - 27th November 2009 at 08:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
John - yes the Backplate was included and yes it was definitely 25" long, they do vary depending upon where the tip of the spun dome has been plugged I've noticed in the past.
Tom
By: - 27th November 2009 at 09:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Tom
Again thank you for checking. I am interested in any dimensional variance as a set of drawings I have from a very respected draughtsman show a longer length. Having said that the drawings (preliminary) are very difficult to interpret as they are overlaid to show different Mk differences and I appear to be seeing two spinner lengths for the two stage Merlins, one of which is nearer 25" and the other at 28.5" (including tip plug).
I appreciate that this all might seem a little anal but Spitfires always raise anti when it comes to kit dimensions and there are several threads on the subject running elsewhere.
Either Stuart or Tom, are either of these spinners on a bench? So that a piece of wood could be placed parallel to the bench to give a more accurate measurement. :D
Regards
John
By: - 27th November 2009 at 09:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Hardly anal, quite normal for here actually! I can also get one on a bench today and check the dimensions to add to the data pool.
I appreciate that this all might seem a little anal but Spitfires always raise anti when it comes to kit dimensions and there are several threads on the subject running elsewhere.
By: - 27th November 2009 at 12:14 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I appear to be seeing two spinner lengths for the two stage Merlins, one of which is nearer 25" and the other at 28.5" (including tip plug).IIRC there were two (more?) different designs of two-stage Merlin Spitfire spinners. But I have always thought they were of the same proportion: base dia. equal to length
By: - 27th November 2009 at 22:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
No, I'm certain that the backplate diameter didn't change, but I'm begining to think the length may have.
John
By: - 27th November 2009 at 23:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Mine's 24" X 24" not including backplate; but hey size ain't everything right?Yup - same as the one I checked today.
By: - 28th November 2009 at 09:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
While everyone has their measuring tapes out can anyone clarify the Mk1 and Mk11 spinner sizes.
By: - 28th November 2009 at 13:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Yup - same as the one I checked today.
Thanks again for your trouble gentlemen. So to be totally retentive, I take it that the Spinner cone is 24" long with a Dia of 24". Inclusive of backplate measured on two examples. It's interesting that Paul Monforton's book, based on three different surviving Spitfires, gives 25.823 inches length on page 2.30. Page 2.39 gives 25.45 for a rather blunter-tipped example. Diameter at base is 25 inches. This latter info relayed via Graham Boak.
John
By: - 28th November 2009 at 14:59 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Oh it is if your'e in the model-zone :)Depends on scale used. I mean on 1/72 one inch on the model denotes 6 feet on the real thing so an inch difference on the real thing is hardly likely to show up on the modelThanks John
By: - 28th November 2009 at 23:15 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Thanks again for your trouble gentlemen. So to be totally retentive, I take it that the Spinner cone is 24" long with a Dia of 24". Inclusive of backplate measured on two examples.No - mine was the removeable spinner cone only.John
While everyone has their measuring tapes out can anyone clarify the Mk1 and Mk11 spinner sizes.Mk.XI - same as Mk.IX: 24" x 24".
By: - 29th November 2009 at 14:31 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
No - mine was the removeable spinner cone only.
This would bring the measurements nearer the Monforton dims. I estimate the backplate to be approx 1.5"/2".
John
By: - 29th November 2009 at 16:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
No - mine was the removeable spinner cone only.Closer to 2" but would need to check - it does seem to be around an inch larger (at its rearmost, widest dia.) in diameter than the removeable spinner.This would bring the measurements nearer the Monforton dims. I estimate the backplate to be approx 1.5"/2".
John
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By: ollieholmes - 25th November 2009 at 16:12
Can anyone tell me the length and diameter of the Spitfire IXs spinner?