Supermarine

Supermarine Spitfire

Fighter

  • First flight1936
  • Introduction4 August 1938
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built20,351
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
1
Length
29 ft 11 in
Wingspan
36 ft 10 in
Height
11 ft 5 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
370 mph
Range
479 mi
Service ceiling
36,500 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 45 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine (1,470 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: A wing, 8 ×.303 in Browning Mk II* machine guns (350 rounds per gun), B wing, 2 × 20 mm Hispano Mk II (60 rounds per gun), 4 ×.303 in Browning Mk II* machine guns (350 rounds per gun), C wing, 4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk II cannon (120 rounds per gun), C wing (Alt.), 2 × 20 mm Hispano Mk II (120 rounds per gun), 4 ×.303 in Browning Mk II* machine guns (350 rounds per gun), E wing, 2 × 20 mm Hispano Mk II cannon (120 rounds per gun), 2 ×.50 in M2 Browning machine guns (250 rounds per gun); Rockets: 2 RP-3 rockets (1 under each wing)

Weapons 1

HH Aircraft guns Hispano-Suiza HS.404 Widely used 20 mm cannon of the Second World War, built in France, the United Kingdom and the United States. Hispano-Suiza · France→