![]() ![]() The wheels were now fully covered by undercarriage doors in flight (this had been a feature of Mitchell`s first prototype Spitfire and the prototype Mk III but was not adopted on any production Spitfire before the 21). The fuselage was redesigned and the whole airframe was heavier than previous Spitfires, meaning the undercarriage had to be made more robust. The wing was made even stronger and carried four 20mm cannon. However, with the Mk 21 the elliptical wing gave way to a new one with blunted tips and changes to the flaps and ailerons. The wing of the Spitfire had changed very little during the aircraft`s development. FSX/FS2004 – Supermarine Spitfire F2. With the 21 the classification of Spitfire marks swapped from Roman to Arabic numerals.
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