Spitfire Mk Ib X4257 1940
Spitfire Mk Ib Overview:
Dimensions:
- Span: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
- Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
- Height: 11 ft 5 in (3.48 m) [Tip of Prop, Tail Down]
Engine:
- Rolls-Royce Merlin III
- Power Output: 1,030 hp (768 kW)
- Configuration: Single-speed, single-stage
Weights:
- Empty: 4,082 lb (1,852 kg)
- Loaded: 5,339 lb (2,431 kg)
Performance:
- Max Speed: 365 mph (588 km/h) at 19,000 ft (5,783 m)
- Rate of Climb: 2,530 ft/min (771 m/min)
- Service Ceiling: 34,000 ft (10,348 m)
- Range: 395 miles (Combat)
Armament:
- Guns:
- Four 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns with 300 rounds per gun
- Two 20 mm Hispano cannons with 60 rounds per gun
Propeller:
- Early Production: Watts Two-blade, Fixed-pitch, 10.67 ft (3.22 m) Diameter
- Later Production: de Havilland Three-blade, Two-pitch, Metal, Type 5/21 or Constant-speed Type 5/29 (or 5/30)
Additional Features:
- Cockpit: Unpressurized, with or without external bulletproof glass
- Tailwheel: Fixed