Vintage Wings of Canada - Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI
Bill Maloney 7/29/2009 |
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WWII Supermarine Spitfire Fighters at other Aviation Museums in the Northeast |
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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 |
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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 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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