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The use of these prefixes did not change according to the wings, which could be fitted with "clipped" tips, reducing the wingspan to about 32 ft 6 in (9.9 m) (this could vary slightly), or the "pointed" tips which increased the wingspan to 40 ft 2 in (12.29 m).
The Griffon engine drove an 11 ft (3.4 m)-diameter five-bladed propeller, some 7 in (18 cm) larger than that fitted to the Mk XIV. To ensure sufficient ground clearance for the new propeller, the undercarriage legs were lengthened by 4.5 in (11 cm).
At the time the record of 352 mph (566 km/h) was held by Howard Hughes flying a Hughes H-1 racing aircraft. [nb 6] Although an early Spitfire I was capable of 362 mph (583 km/h), this was at a full-throttle height of 16,800 ft (5,100 m); the regulations for the world speed record demanded that the aircraft fly a 1.86-mile (2.99 km) course at an ...
The Jurca MJ-10 Spitfire is a sport aircraft designed by Marcel Jurca in France as a replica of the Supermarine Spitfire and marketed for homebuilding. Plans for two versions were produced, the MJ-10, at 3/4 scale, and the MJ-100, at full-scale. Construction throughout is of wood, and the builder may choose to complete the aircraft with either ...
Data from Supermarine Aircraft General characteristics Length: 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) Wingspan: 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Wing area: 122 sq ft (11.3 m 2) Empty weight: 992 lb (450 kg) Gross weight: 1,785 lb (810 kg) Powerplant: 1 × General Motors-Isuzu V-6 liquid-cooled piston engine, 226 hp (169 kW) Propellers: 3-bladed Ivoprop composite propeller Performance Maximum speed ...
A Spitfire V W3760 was fitted with a pair of floats 25 ft 7 in (7.8 m) long, mounted on cantilever legs. This aircraft was powered by a Merlin 45 driving a four-bladed propeller of 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) diameter (3.4 m).
Spitfire with Griffon engine – written for Spitfire IV but amended to include Mk. XXI redesign. Preceded in introduction by Mk.s XII & XIV – some overlap with F.1/43 (q.v.) Supermarine Spitfire XXI: B.5/41 OR.106 Pressurised high-altitude bomber – evolved into B.3/42 (q.v.) Pressurised version of the Vickers Warwick III: E.6/41 OR.107
The Supermarine Seafang was a British Rolls-Royce Griffon–engined fighter aircraft designed by Supermarine to Air Ministry specification N.5/45 for naval use. It was based on the Spiteful, which was a development of Supermarine's Griffon-engined Spitfire aircraft.