Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Supermarine Spitfire


The Supermarine Spitfire was a British single-seat fighter aircraft, used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries during the Second World War, and into the 1950s.

General characteristics
Crew: one pilot
Performance
Maximum speed: 378 mph, (330 knots, 605 km/h)
Armament
Guns: Mk I, Mk II, Mk VA
8x 0.303 inch (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns, 350 rounds per gun
Later versions (VB on)
2× 20 mm (0.787 in) Hispano Mk II cannon, 60 (later 120 (Mk VC)) shells per gun
4× 0.303 inch (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns, 350 rounds per gun
Bombs:
2× 250 lb (110 kg) bombs

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