{"product_id":"9781782812586","title":"Spitfire","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe ancestry of the Spitfire can be traced back to the failed Supermarine Type 224, designed to meet the Air Ministry specification F.7\/30 by Reginald J. Mitchell, creator of the magnificent Supermarine seaplanes which won three successive Schneider Trophy contests. The Type 224 was a gull-winged monoplane with a fixed \"trousered\" undercarriage, powered by a 600-h.p. Rolls-Royce engine, and Mitchell was dissatisfied with it even before it flew. He began to design a new aircraft as a private venture; the conception was revised twice, to incorporate the new P.V.12 (Merlin) engine and an eight-gun battery and the final design was accepted by the Air Ministry in January 1935, the new specification F.37\/34 being \"written around it\" for contract purposes. The prototype first flew on 5th March 1936. \u003ci\u003eLittle book of Spitfire\u003c\/i\u003e provides a concise history of this great WW2 fighter planes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"G2 Entertainment, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063204135152,"sku":"9781782812586","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781782812586_p0.jpg?v=1763722386","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781782812586","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}