| Question | Answer |
| Who designed the Spitfire plane? | R.J. Mitchell
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What engine did the Spitfire have? | Merlin
| What two other names were considered for the Spitfire plane? | Snipe and Shrew
| What are the three colours of the original RAF roundels? | red,white and blue
| What are the four forces that make a plane fly? | thrust, lift, drag, weight
| What was the name of the battle that the Spitfire played an important role in? | Battle of Britain
| Fill in the missing word. The spitfire was used for short ranged, quick attacks on other planes or bases. It had 8 browning machine guns so was mainly used in what? | dog fights
| The Spitfire was able to reach higher speeds than most planes due to the shape of what? | it’s wings
| The name Spitfire was taken from an old English word meaning someone of what? | strong or fiery character
| What is aeronautical engineering? | Aeronautical engineering involves the challenge of designing and developing machines that can fly. |
