Alan James who built a Spitfire replica in his Garage for £18k

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He spent £18,000 on the three-year project – establishing a DIY aircraft plant at his home in Reading, Berks.

At first Alan beavered away in his spare time on plans he bought for £150 in 2012, but soon his hobby became an obsession.

He found a 100hp Rolls Royce engine in the Netherlands which he re-built, the wheels were bought on eBay and the seat belts were specially made in the USA.

After three years the plane was ready and Alan proudly flew it for the first time in September 2015.

It is an Isaacs Spitfire – a 6/10th model of the iconic Supermarine Spitfire – which was designed as a single-seat replica to be built at home.

Alan’s has since been flown by an ex RAF test pilot to clear it for aerobatics and he has already clocked up 60 hours flying time.

Former driving instructor Alan said: “Like every true Brit I wanted to fly a Spitfire.

“Five years ago you could only get a flight in one if you enrolled in a two-day course. It cost £5,000 and you only got 40 minutes flying the Spitfire.

“So I thought about it and realised I could spend that money on building one.

“I built it purely because I wanted to build it.”

Alan had previously built his own Pietenpol Air Camper and before that made and flew model planes competitively for years.

The dad-of-one added: “I like making model planes. I’ve been doing it since a lad – but full-size planes interest me too.

“I always wanted to build one for myself so I built a Pietenpol about 25 years ago and have been flying it since.

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