Supermarine Spitfire
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The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft which was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s. It was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft and was the only British fighter in production throughout the war. The Spitfire was designed as a short-range high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J.

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Supermarine Spitfire, of the 200 or so that survive.4
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Supermarine Spitfire was designed by a team under the direction of the brilliant designer Reginald Mitchell and traced its ancestry to Supermarine’s racing floatplanes developed for the 16

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Supermarine Spitfire is the predecessor of the Supermarine Seafire.Supermarine Spiteful.

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The British Spitfire, known as the Supermarine Spitfire was a World War 2 fighter aircraft employed by the RAF.19
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The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War.21
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British World War II fighter aircraft, which saw worldwide service during the war and the years afterward.22
The Supermarine Spitfire is probably the most famous aircraft of the Second World War.23
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Height Main
347.98
Align
right
Designer
R. J. Mitchell
Quote
80.0
Length Alt
9.12 m
Ferry Range Alt
68400.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
*List of most produced aircraft*List of aircraft of the RAF*List of aircraft of World War II*List of Supermarine Spitfire survivors
Loaded Weight Main
6622.0
Combat Radius Main
410.0
Height Alt
3.86 m
Type Of Prop
Supercharger
V12 engine
Successor
Supermarine Seafire
Supermarine Spiteful
Loading Main
27
Power/mass Main
792.0
Introduction Date
1938-08-04
Bombs
2
Airfoil
NACA 2209.4
NACA 2213
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
3071.0
Ceiling Main
35000.0
Number Built
20351
Crew
one pilot
Combat Radius Alt
28200.0
Max Takeoff Weight Main
6770.0
Retired
1961
Unit Cost
12604.0
£12
604 ref|Unit cost for airframe complete with engine
armament and equipment.|group=nb.
Loaded Weight Alt
3000.0
Area Main
242.1
Primary user
Royal Air Force
Span Alt
11.23 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
1096.0
Engine(prop)
Rolls-Royce Merlin
Manufacturer
Supermarine
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
5
Introduction
4
Production End Year
1948
Climb Rate Main
3240.0
Power Main
1
470 hp
Production Start Year
1938
Power/mass Alt
Max Speed Main
22680.0
Width
33
Guns
1200.0
Climb Rate Alt
13.5 m-s
Variants With Their Own Articles
Supermarine Seafire
Supermarine Spiteful
See Also
* Allied Technological Cooperation During WW2
Length Main
911.86
Span Main
1122.68
Area Alt
22.48 m²
Power More
at 9
250 ft
Similar Aircraft
*Bell P-39*Curtiss P-40*Dewoitine D.520*Focke Wulf Fw 190*Hawker Hurricane*Hawker Tempest*Heinkel He 112*Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien*Macchi MC.202 Folgore*Macchi C.205 Veltro*Martin-Baker M.B.5*Messerschmitt Bf 109*Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3*North American P-51 Mustang*Yakovlev Yak-9
Max Speed Alt
330
Related
*Supermarine S.6B*Supermarine Seafire*Supermarine Spiteful*Supermarine Seafang
Empty Weight Main
5090.0
Ceiling Alt
11
300 m
Ferry Range Main
991.0
Category
1938 introductions
British fighter aircraft 1930-1939
Carrier-based aircraft
Low wing aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft
Supermarine aircraft
Produced
1938
Empty Weight Alt
2309.0
Loading Alt
134

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