Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire The Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire is an Australian homebuilt aircraft produced in kit form by Supermarine Aircraft. A replica of the famous British Supermarine Spitfire World War II fighter, it was originally produced to 75% scale. Subsequent models have increased the scale of the fuselage and added a second seat. Australian pilot and aviation engineer Mike O'Sullivan had always wanted a Spitfire and built a replica for his own use in 1991. This was followed by a , Rotax-powered prototype in 1994. The next year, in 1995, he joined with business partner John McCarron to form the Supermarine
British military aircraft designation systems by Manufacturer Name and Specification Number. If accepted they would get a service name. For example, the "Fairey 6/22"; this being the 6th specification issued in the year 1922 that was accepted as the "Fairey Flycatcher". Later, a preceding letter was added to the Specification Number to identify the type of aircraft; e.g. the "Bristol B.28/35", a bomber aircraft, the 28th specification of the year 1935, which would become the Bristol Blenheim. From about 1910, the largest single designer of aircraft for the British Army's Royal Flying Corps was the Royal Aircraft Factory. The Royal Aircraft Factory designated its types