Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin-powered variants) - Wikipedia
This type was by far the most produced of the Spitfire Mk IX variants, with over 4,000 built. The maximum power of the Merlin 66 was 1,720 hp (1,280 kW) at 5,750 ft (1,283 kW at 1,752 m) and the maximum speed of the Spitfire LF Mk IX was 404 …
Supermarine Spitfire - Wikipedia
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.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX | The Museum of Flight
The Museum’s Spitfire is an L.F. Mk IXe, built at the Vickers factory at Castle Bromwich, England in early 1944. (“L.F.” designates “Low-altitude Fighter, and the “e” wing accommodates four 0.50-inch Browning machine guns and two Hispano 20mm cannons.)
Supermarine Spitfire variants: specifications, performance and …
Spitfire Mk VIII. Merlin 63, 66, or 70 engine with a two-stage, two-speed supercharger. With the two-stage, two-speed supercharger, two sets of power ratings can be quoted.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX - The American Heritage Museum
Spitfire Mk.IX Over The Cliffs Of East Sussex, England. Incredible footage of BR601 taken by Molinare TV & Film Production. 116 combat missions and flown by two Aces, BR601 is arguably one of the most significant surviving Allied fighters in the world.
Spitfire Mk IX - WW2 Weapons
British Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX fighter plane of WW2 (build 1942-44). History, development, service, specifications, pictures and 3D model. 3d model Supermarine Spitfire IX.
Supermarine Spitfire - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 18, 2024 · The Supermarine Spitfire was a single-seater fighter plane, one of the most important aircraft of the Second World War (1939-45). Employed by the Royal Air Force in such crucial encounters as the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940, the Spitfire gained legendary status thanks to its graceful lines and superlative manoeuvrability.
How a captured Focke-Wulf Fw 190A led to the development of …
Jul 14, 2020 · The capture of an Fw 190A belonging to JG26 on Jun. 23, 1942 led to the production of the Type 361 Mk IX Spitfire. This had a strengthened airframe, a four-bladed propeller and a 6o-series Merlin engine.
Supermarine Spitfire - Aviation History
A Second World War vintage Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX (L.F.), rebuilt by Canada's National Aviation Museum. The L.F. was the low-altitude version of the Mk.IX, configured with a Merlin 66 engine and clipped elliptical wings.
Supermarine Spitfire L.F. Mk.IX | Canada Aviation and Space …
A British single-seater fighter designed and produced by the Supermarine division of Vickers-Armstrong Limited from 1938 to 1948. Canadian aerodynamicist Beverley Shenstone (co-designer of the Harbinger sailplane) contributed to its design.