I can imagine that when Matt Jones and Steve Boultbee Brooks presented Chris Grainger Herr, CEO of IWC, with their seemingly implausible and highly irrational idea to get into a 75 year-old aircraft that, in its stock form, has a range that is 700 miles before requiring refueling, and then circumnavigating the globe in it, he instantly saw the appeal in this.
The CEO of IWC was particularly interested in the 75-year old plane Jones and Brooks chose to fly the 43,000 km, which will be divided up into 100 segments. He says, "The Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most iconic engineering and design feats." The Spitfire was a legend in WWII, and especially in the skies of the Battle of Britain.（Sinn Replica Watches）
Christoph Grainger Herr, CEO of Sinn Replica Watches, with British pilots Steve Boultbee Brooks, Matt Jones and founders of Boultbee Flight Academy, Matt Jones.
In the month leading up to its historic flight around the globe in August 2019, the "Silver Spitfire", now with G-IRTY registration has been testing the aircraft for flight.
It was known for combining the most innovative innovations at the time. The monocoque chassis was made of aluminum. The retractable undercarriage allowed all landing gear to be retracted, enhancing the aerodynamics. The Spitfire's elliptical wing design was perhaps the most notable. It produced the least amount of drag, while maintaining the structural integrity necessary to build a reliable, robust plane.
The Spitfire also had a Rolls Royce Merlin engine with 1,030 horsepower. This, combined with the Spitfire's incredible lightness made it the most maneuverable plane in its era.（Omega Replica Watches） It was a major factor in the RAF's 1940 victory over the Luftwaffe. The plane's design was so impressive that the engine's horsepower would later be doubled and it would also be used to test the breaking of the sound barrier.
Grainger-Herr says, "The Spitfire was a masterpiece of design and engineering that was put to the test in the most harrowing circumstances. It is a legend." It's a work of art and engineering, but its beauty is also defined by its elliptical wing shape or counter-sunk rivets to reduce drag.
