Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX
Bill Maloney 1/22/2010 |
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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 L. F. at the Canada Aviation 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
Here's a good quality Youtube Spitfire Mk IX video showing the Spit starting up it's Rolls Royce Merlin engine and doing a runup. The sound on this one is outstanding. Another Spitfire Mk IX Youtube video shows a Mk IX doing flybys at an airshow. The sound of this Spitfire is just awesome!
This particular aircraft is owned by the Russel Air Group and was just visiting. It's an example of the surprises you might find in terms of visiting aircraft should you pay a visit to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.
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