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SUMMARY:The Spitfire\, Mitchell's finest. What made it great?
DESCRIPTION:This is the 70th RJ Mitchell Lecture\, held to commemorate the 
 90th anniversary of the legendary Supermarine Spitfire's first flight at E
 astleigh Airfield. The event will explore the design of this iconic aircra
 ft from two complementary perspectives: the insights that modern test and 
 evaluation tools provide into the Spitfire's design\, performance\, and ha
 ndling characteristics\; and the historical context of the period\, encomp
 assing the people\, places\, and politics surrounding the Spitfire's devel
 opment\, with specific focus on R.J. Mitchell\, the man behind what many c
 onsider the most illustrious fighter aircraft of all time.\nThe lecture wi
 ll be delivered by Dr Sergio Araujo-Estrada\, Assistant Professor in Contr
 ol and Robotics at the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics\, Univer
 sity of Southampton\, and Paul Beaver\, an award-winning aviation historia
 n\, broadcaster\, and pilot of historic aeroplanes including the Spitfire\
 , Harvard\, and Mustang.\nThe event runs from 18:00 to 20:30 BST\, with dr
 inks available from 18:00 to 19:00\, followed by the lecture from 19:00 to
  approximately 20:30. All are welcome to attend\, and admission is free. T
 ickets are bookable online via the event organiser's website. The venue\, 
 Turner Sims at the University of Southampton\, is fully accessible with co
 mprehensive accessibility information and guidance available.
LOCATION:Turner Sims\, University of Southampton\, Southampton
URL:https://events.aero/gb/events/the-spitfire-mitchells-finest-what-made-i
 t-great
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