Mitchell envisioned a light, maneuverable craft with low drag, elliptical wings, and a broad performance envelope. Borrowing from the developments of others, including the low-wing, monocoque design which came from the United States, Mitchell crafted a superb basic design which stands to this day as one of the greatest piston fighters in aviation history. Mitchell, an aeronautical engineer of stellar talent who had previously designed such aircraft as the Supermarine S6B, which won the Schneider Trophy in 1931.
A brilliant design, the basic Spitfire wing and fuselage were able to be refined and improved over and over again into many different configurations during the course of World War II, and each excelled in its own right. The Supermarine Spitfire is one of the truly legendary aircraft, not just of World War II, but of all time.
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