FS2004/FSX Seafire Mk XV
After the Mk III series the next Seafire variant to appear was the Seafire F Mk XV, which was powered by a Griffon VI (single-stage supercharger, rated at 1,850 hp (1,379 kW) at 2,000 ft (610 ft) driving a 10 ft 5 in Rotol propeller. Designed in response to Specification N.4/43 this Seafire version was a mixture of a strengthened Spitfire Mk XII airframe with folding wings.The fuel tanks, retractable tailwheel and broad-chord "pointed" rudder came from the Spitfire VIII. The first squadron to receive the Seafire Mk.XV in the Pacific was No.801 Squadron (HMS Implacable), which received the new aircraft in September 1945 in Australia. GMAX mdl by A.F.Scrub