In aviation terms, one of the most iconic aircraft to come out of World War Two was the Vickers Supermarine Spitfire. Part of the reason it became an icon was that, along with the Hawker Hurricane, it represented a country’s unifying symbol of defiance during the hard-fought Battle of Britain.
So it comes as no surprise that Eagle Dynamics (ED) has finally decided to add the iconic Spitfire to its DCS World. ED has used a real Spitfire owned by its parent company, The Fighter Collection, based at Duxford in the UK, to produce this ‘study sim’. In this instance, the company has wisely chosen to model the most produced variant in the Spitfire series: the Spitfire LF Mk. IX. The developers used data from scientific research and documentation, as well as consultation and tests conducted by the real world pilots of the Fighter Collection. At this juncture it is worth pointing out that at the time of writing, this module was available as an ‘Early Access’ release, meaning that although the majority of the product is complete, the developers are still making ongoing additions and improvements.
Before examining ED’s virtual rendition, it is worth explaining how this version of the Spitfire came into service.…
