cactuswest Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Hello forum, This is my first post. I have the two threads regarding the Spitfire but I am reading it leisurely and so far have not found the answer. What were the aerial masts (straight and airfoil types) on Spitfire Mk1 made of? Wood or metal? I cannot find a photo showing chipping on the spinner of the real Spitfire. I am correct in believing they just did not chip? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplanebeer Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 As far as I'm aware both types of the aerial masts were made of metal. The antenna wire had to run down the centre of the early straight version in order to then connect to the radio in the fuselage. With the later version the wire ran around the prong and then down into the fuselage. Regards Colin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactuswest Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 @fishplanebeer thank you very much for the info. Regards Brice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Pole mast was metal, the airfoil shaped mast was wooden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactuswest Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) Thank you Edited January 24, 2022 by cactuswest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 And the aerial wire was stainless steel. Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplanebeer Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Must admit I never knew the aerial masts were made from wood but it makes sense and possibly explains why the metal prong was left on in many instances when the aerial wire was no longer required as removal would almost certainly have caused some damage. Regards Colin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmcgill Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) On 25/01/2022 at 07:02, Dave Swindell said: Pole mast was metal, the airfoil shaped mast was wooden. Nearly correct but quite misleading answer. The tapered aerial post was metal with a wood core. Edited January 25, 2022 by wmcgill tone 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactuswest Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 Thank you @wmcgill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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