Canada Aviation Museum WWII Aircraft / 19 Spitfire
Mk IX Bill Maloney 7/22/2006 |
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19 Spitfire Mk IX
WWII Supermarine Spitfire Fighters at other Aviation Museums in the Northeast |
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Another Supermarine Spitfire XVI at the Vintage Wings of Canada Museum in Gatineau, Ontario | A Supermarine Spitfire PR XI at the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH |
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Another Supermarine Spitfire MK VC at the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH | A Spitfire Mk XI at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum |
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Spitfire Mk IX at the Royal Canadian Air Force Museum in Trenton, Ontario, Canada | A Spitfire Mk XVI at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum |
Length: 31 feet, 4 inches
Wingspan: 32 feet 7 inches
Height: 12 feet, 7 inches
Crew: 1
Weight: Empty 5,050lbs Max Takeoff - 7,500lbs
Max Speed: 404mph at 21,000 feet
Cruise Speed: 322mph at 20,000 feet
Range: 434 miles
Service Ceiling: 37,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 101 gallons internally
Powerplant: Rolls Royce Merlin 76 with 1,250hp
Armament:
Two Hispano 20mm Cannon
Four Browning .303 machine guns
500lbs of bombs externally
Cost: $60,000