P129

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Aerials

None

aerial

Pole

aerial

Blade

aerial

Whip

aerial

Ailerons

Original span

ailerons

Reduced span

ailerons

New type aileron

ailerons

Armaments

None

armament

8x .303 guns

armament

2x cannons & 4x .303 guns

armament

4x cannons

armament

6 & 2x .5 guns

armament

2x cannons

armament

Arrestor hook

None

arrestorhook

‘A’ frame

arrestorhook

Stinger

arrestorhook

Cameras downward facing

None

camerasdown

One

camerasdown

Two

camerasdown

Cameras oblique

None

camerasoblique

One

camerasoblique

Two facing either way

camerasoblique

Cameras underside of wings

None

cameraswing

1 either side

cameraswing

2 in pod right side

cameraswing

1 oblique either side

cameraswing

Canopy

Flat top

canopy

Dome top

canopy

Balloon

canopy

Double glazed balloon

canopy

Teardrop

canopy

PR blister

canopy

Under cowling

Recessed intake

chin

Extended Griffon intake

chin

Aboukir intake

chin

None

chin

Wider intake

chin

Aero Vee

chin

Original narrow intake

chin

Original intake, deep chin

chin

Aero Vee, deep chin

chin

Vokes intake

chin

Large Griffon intake

chin

Extended intake

chin

Cockpits

One

cockpits

Two

cockpits

Coffman starter

None

coffman

Right hand side

coffman

Cowling bulges

None

cowlingbulges

Bulges

cowlingbulges

Large bulges

cowlingbulges

Intake left side

cowlingbulges

Small oval bulges

cowlingbulges

Cowling rear edge

Vertical

cowlingrear

Slanting forward

cowlingrear

Cockpit entry door

Left hand side

door

None

door

2x left hand side

door

Elevators horns

Original size

elevators

Enlarged size

elevators

Enlarged Spiteful

elevators

Elevator trim tabs

On the underside

elevatortrim

On the top

elevatortrim

Extra tab on right

elevatortrim

Engine cowling

Original length

enginecowling

Slightly longer

enginecowling

Longer

enginecowling

Extended Griffon

enginecowling

Longer Griffon

enginecowling

Modified DB605

enginecowling

Exhausts

None

exhausts

3 ejector

exhausts

3 fishtail

exhausts

6 splayed

exhausts

6 splayed lower down

exhausts

6 tubular

exhausts

Fuselage strengthing

None

fuselagestrength

Yes

fuselagestrength

Marshall blower

None

marshallblower

Right hand side

marshallblower

Left hand side

marshallblower

Propellers

2

propeller

3

propeller

4

propeller

5

propeller

6 contra rotating

propeller

Radiator underwing left

Half round

radiatorleft

Circular

radiatorleft

Oblong

radiatorleft

Deeper shorter oblong

radiatorleft

Deep oblong

radiatorleft

Radiator underwing right

Oblong angled front

radiatorright

Oblong

radiatorright

Long deep oblong

radiatorright

Deeper shorter oblong

radiatorright

Deep oblong

radiatorright

Rear fuselage

High back

rearfuselage

Low back

rearfuselage

Rear glazing

Original

rearglazing

With extra bar

rearglazing

Deeper

rearglazing

None

rearglazing

Rudder

Original shape larger balance

rudder

Original shape

rudder

Large chord

rudder

Modified original

rudder

Larger chord increased area

rudder

Enlarged Spiteful rudder

rudder

Spinner

Rounded

spinners

Pointed

spinners

Large pointed

spinners

Large rounded

spinners

Tail fin

Original size

tailfin

Straight front fillet

tailfin

Extended front

tailfin

Enlarged Spiteful fin

tailfin

Tail wheel

Tail skid

tailwheel

Non retracting

tailwheel

None

tailwheel

None ventral fin

tailwheel

Retracting

tailwheel

Windscreen

One piece

windscreen

Dimmer

windscreen

External armoured

windscreen

Streamlined

windscreen

Internal armoured

windscreen

Rounded

windscreen

Wings

Original shape

wings

Modified shape

wings

Original shape with wing tank

wings

New shape

wings

Original shape folding

wings

New shape folding

wings

Wingtips

Original shape

wingtips

Clipped

wingtips

Extended

wingtips

Modified shape

wingtips

New shape

wingtips

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