Supermarine Spitfire - Specifications (Spitfire Mk Vb)

Specifications (Spitfire Mk Vb)

See also: Supermarine Spitfire variants: specifications, performance and armament

Data from The Great Book of Fighters and Jane’s Fighting Aircraft of World War II

General characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
• Height: 11 ft 5 in (3.86 m)
• Wing area: 242.1 ft² (22.48 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 2209.4(tip)
• Empty weight: 5,090 lb (2,309 kg)
• Loaded weight: 6,622 lb (3,000 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 6,770 lb (3,071 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 45 supercharged V12 engine, 1,470 hp (1,096 kW) at 9,250 ft (2,820 m)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 378 mph, (330 kn, 605 km/h)
• Combat radius: 410 nmi (470 mi, 760 km)
• Ferry range: 991 nmi (1,140 mi, 1,840 km)
• Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (11,300 m)
• Rate of climb: 3,240 ft/min (13.5 m/s)
• Wing loading: 27.35 lb/ft² (133.5 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.22 hp/lb (0.36 kW/kg)

Armament

• Guns: ** 8 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns, 350 rpg
• Bombs: 2 × 250 lb (113 kg) bombs