Seafire LIIc MA970
The Seafire L Mk IIc was an improved naval fighter variant of the Seafire series, designed for carrier-based operations. Details:
- Designation: Seafire L Mk IIc
- Type No.: 357
- Type: Naval Fighter
- Dimensions:
- Wingspan: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) with standard wings; 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m) with clipped wings
- Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
- Height: 11 ft 5½ in (3.49 m) (tail up, tip of propeller)
- Engine:
- Single-speed, single-stage Merlin 32 producing 1,645 hp (1,226 kW)
- Performance:
- Max Speed: 352 mph (566 km/h) at 12,250 ft (3,735 m)
- Service Ceiling: 32,000 ft (9,755 m)
- Range: 493 miles (793 km)
- Fuel Capacity:
- 85 Imperial gallons (386 liters) in fuselage tanks
- Provision for a 30 Imperial gallon (136-liter) auxiliary tank
- Armament:
- Cannons: Two 20 mm Hispano (120 rounds per gun)
- Machine Guns: Four 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning (350 rounds per gun)
- Cockpit: Unpressurized, with internal bulletproof glass
- Tailwheel: Fixed
- Naval Equipment:
- Arrester hook
- Catapult spools
- Slinging points
- Strengthened undercarriage for carrier operations
- Propeller: Four-blade, constant-speed Type R12/4F5/4, Jablo or Hydulignum
- Radio Equipment: TR.1196A, R.1147, and R.3108
- Gunsight:
- Early: GM.2 reflector
- Later: Gyro Gunsight Mk IID (when Mod. 300 incorporated)
- Production: 372 units of Seafire Mk II variants produced