Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia

Frank Riera
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia
P9495, 610 Sqn, Royal Air Force | DE/DG/S | Biggin Hill (July 1940)

Specifications (Spitfire Mk Vb)

General characteristics
Crew: one pilot
Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
Wingspan: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Height: 11 ft 5 in (3.86 m)
Wing area: 242.1 ft2 (22.48 m2)
Airfoil: NACA 2209.4(tip)
Empty weight: 5,090 lb (2,309 kg)
Loaded weight: 6,622 lb (3,000 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 6,770 lb (3,071 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin III supercharged V12 engine, 1,310 hp
(977 kW) at 9,250 ft (2,820 m)

Performance

Maximum speed: 353 mph, (330 kn, 605 km/h)
Combat radius: 410 nmi (470 mi, 760 km)
Ferry range: 991 nmi(1,140 mi, 1,840 km)
Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (11,300 m)
Rate of climb: 2,895 ft/min (16.5 m/s)
Wing loading: 27.35 lb/ft2 (133.5 kg/m2)
Power/mass: 0.22 hp/lb (0.36 kW/kg)

Armament

Guns: 8 x .303 in Browning machine guns.