The Time Warp Spitfire Mk V is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by Time Warp Aircraft of Lakeland, Florida, introduced in 1996 at Sun 'n Fun. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction. The aircraft is a 60% scale version of the Second World War British Supermarine Spitfire. Design and development The Spitfire Mk V features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is made from wood and composites. Its span wing, mounts flaps and has a wing area of . The standard engine used is the Geo Storm 1.6 liter liquid-cooled automotive conversion powerplant. The Spitfire Mk V has a typical empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload for the pilot and baggage is . The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the supplied kit as 600 hours. Operational history By 1998 the company reported that one aircraft had been completed and was flying. In March 2014 two examples were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration. Specifications (Spitfire Mk V, estimated) References Spitfire 1990s United States sport aircraft 1990s United States ultralight aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft Low-wing aircraft Homebuilt aircraft Supermarine Spitfire replicas