Vintage Wings of Canada - Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI
Bill Maloney
7/29/2009

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01SupermarineSpitfire 02SupermarineSpitfire 03SpitfireMainGear 04SpitfireMainGear
01 Supermarine Spitfire 02 Supermarine Spitfire 03 Spitfire Main Gear 04 Spitfire Main Gear
05SpitfireTailWheel 06SpitfireTail 07SpitireWingGuns 08SpitfireCanopy
05 Spitfire Tail Wheel 06 Spitfire Tail 07 Spitire Wing Guns 08 Spitfire Canopy
09SpitfireNose 10SpitfireCanopy 11SpitfireCarbIntake 12SpitfireRadiator
09 Spitfire Nose 10 Spitfire Canopy 11 Spitfire Carb Intake 12 Spitfire Radiator
13SpitfireWing 14SpitfireCockpitDoor 15SpitfireCockpit 16RollsRoyceMerlin
13 Spitfire Wing 14 Spitfire Cockpit Door 15 Spitfire Cockpit 16 Rolls Royce Merlin

Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI Specifications:

WWII Supermarine Spitfire Fighters at other Aviation Museums in the Northeast
WWII Spitfire Mk IX at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIat the USAF Museum  in Dayton, OH
Another Supermarine Spitfire IX at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada A Supermarine Spitfire PR XI at the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH
WWII Spitfire Mk VC at the USAF Museum in Dayton, OH WWII Spitfire Mk XI at the Canadian Warplane\\ Museum
Another Supermarine Spitfire MK VC at the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH A Spitfire Mk XI L. F. at the Canada Aviation Museum
Spitfire Mk IX Spitfire  Mk XVI at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Spitfire Mk IX at the Royal Canadian Air Force Museum in Trenton, Ontario, Canada A Spitfire Mk XVI at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada

Length: 31 feet, 4 inches
Wingspan:
36 feet 10 inches
Height:
12 feet, 7 inches
Crew:
1
Weight:
Empty 5,700lbs Max Takeoff - 7,500lbs
Max Speed: 408mph
Cruise Speed: 322mph
Range: 450 miles
Service Ceiling: 43,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 101 gallons internally 108 gallons in an external drop tank
Powerplant: Rolls Royce Merlin 45 with 1,470hp
Armament:
 Two Hispano 20mm Cannon
 Two Browning .50 machine guns
 500lbs of bombs externally
Cost: $60,000

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