My second favourite for the single engine types has to be the F6f now because:
1) It flys off a carrier
2) Is faster and accelarates better than the seafire.
3) It guns fire for a full 30 seconds.
4) It can out turn a spit and a Nikki if you use flaps.
5) It can take allot of damage
6)It can carry allot of ord.
7) Like a spit it can bnz, zoom dive and turn fight.
It used to fly allot form British Carriers.
9) Its easy to land.
10) It has good range.
11) I get a 1:1 Kill death ratio despite most of my missions being against ground targets or de acking.
My favourite ride is Spit 16 but this is getting to be a close second and OK you cant look behind you very easily.