The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, from the Mk 1 to the Rolls-Royce Griffon-engined Mk 24 using several wing configurations and guns. It was the only British fighter produced continuously throughout the war. The Spitfire remains popular among enthusiasts; around 70 remain airworthy, and many more are static exhibits in aviation museums throughout the world

Airplane features:

Crew:1

•Length: 29 feet 11 inches (9.12 m)

•Wingspan: 36 feet 10 inches (11.23 m)

•Height: 11 feet 5 inches (3.48 m)

•Wing area: 242.1 square feet (22.49 m 2 )

•Airfoil: Root: NACA 2213 ; Tip: NACA 2209.4

•Empty weight: 5,065 lbs (2,297 kg)

•Total weight: 6,622 lbs (3,004 kg)

•Maximum takeoff weight: 6,700 lb (3,039 kg)

•Engine:1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 45 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 2,940 hp (2,310 kW) [nb 14]

•Propeller: 3,4-blade Rotol constant speed propeller

performance
•Maximum speed: 582 Miles per hour (872 km/h, 470 knots)

•Range: 479 miles (771 km, 416 nmi)

•Combat range: 248 mi (399 km, 216 nmi)

•Cruising Range: 2,200 miles (2,000 km, 1,204 nm) with fuel tank.

•Service ceiling: 47,198 ft (14,386 m)

•Rate of climb: 8425 feet/minute (42.8 meters/second)

•Wing load: 133.5 kg/m2 (27.35 pounds/square feet)

•Power/mass: 3.79 hp/lb (2.86 kW/kg)

weapon:

2 × 20mm Hispano Mk VIII cannon (420 rounds per gun)
2 × 20mm Oerlikon MK-ATK cannon (500 rounds per gun)
2 × .50 in M7 Browning machine gun (250 rounds per gun)

2 × 303 in the Browning Mk V* machine gun (350 rounds per gun)