Supermarine Seafang

The Supermarine Seafang was a British Rolls-Royce Griffon-engined fighter aircraft designed by Supermarine to Air Ministry specification N.5-45. It was a further development of Supermarine's famous Spitfire and Spiteful aircraft becoming a Spitfire too far.

Supermarine Seafang was an naval variant of the Spiteful. Spiteful XV was also contra-prop.1
* Supermarine Seafang (1946) - development of Spiteful * Supermarine Attacker (1946) - jet fighter * Supermarine Seagull ASR-1 (1948) - air-sea rescue and 2

Made by Supermarine.

It is the successor of the Supermarine Spiteful .

Supermarine Seafang was a British Rolls-Royce Griffon -engined Fighter aircraft designed by Supermarine to Air Ministry F Mk. IX MH434 of Duxford's Historic Aircraft Collection.3
The Supermarine Seafang was a British Rolls-Royce Griffon-engined fighter aircraft designed by Supermarine to Air Ministry specification N.5/45.4
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
3.82 m
Predecessor
Supermarine Spiteful
Length Alt
10.39 m
Power Alt
1755.0
Range Main
342.0
Loaded Weight Main
10450.0
Max Speed Alt
28500.0
Type Of Prop
V12 liquid cooled piston
Loading Main
lb-ft²
Power/mass Main
hp-lb
Developed From
Supermarine Spiteful
Power/mass Alt
W-kg
Height Main
12
Max Speed Main
413.0
Ceiling Main
41000.0
Number Built
18
Armament
1200.0
Area Main
210.0
Primary user
Fleet Air Arm
Span Alt
10.67 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Rolls-Royce Griffon 89
Manufacturer
Supermarine
First Flight
1946
Loaded Weight Alt
4750.0
Power Main
2
350 hp
Number Of Props
1
Climb Rate Alt
23.5 m-s
Length Main
1038.86
Span Main
1066.8
Area Alt
19.5 m²
Range Alt
23580.0
Climb Rate Main
4630.0
Empty Weight Main
8000.0
Ceiling Alt
12
500 m
Category
British fighter aircraft 1940-1949
Supermarine aircraft
Empty Weight Alt
3636.0
Loading Alt
kg-m²

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