Supermarine SPITFIRE Mk IX

Type:Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX is a single-seat Fighter.

Engine:one 1,650-hp (1,230-kW) Rolls-Royce Merlin 63 inline piston engine.

Performance:maximum speed 408 mph (655 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,620 m); initial climb rate 3,950 ft (1,204 m) per minute; service ceiling 43,000 ft (12,105 m); range 980 miles (1,576 km).

Weights:empty 5,610 lb (2,545 kg); maximum take-off 9,500 lb (4,309 kg).

Armament:two 20-mm cannon and four 0.303-in (7.7-mm) machine guns in a fixed installation, and up to 1,000 lb (454 kg) of bombs carried under the wings.

Other Users:Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, USA and Russia.

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