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Spitfire Mk Vb AD233 ZD-F of No. 222 Squadron RAF

Spitfire Mk Vb Specification, Including Trop Variant

• Type No.: 331 (352 for Trop)
• Total produced: 3,911 units

Physical Dimensions:

• Span: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
• Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
• Height: 11 ft 5½ in (3.48 m) [Tip of Propeller, Tail Up]

Engine Options:

• Primary Engine:
  • 1,440 hp (1,074 kW) Rolls-Royce Merlin 45
  • Alternate options: 1,190 hp (820 kW) Merlin 46, 1,230 hp Merlin 50, 1,100 hp Merlin 50A

Weights:

• Empty Weight: 5,065 lb (2,297 kg)
• Maximum Loaded Weight: 6,700 lb (3,039 kg)

Performance:

• Maximum Speed: 371 mph (597 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,095 m)
• Service Ceiling: 37,000 ft (11,261 m)
• Range: 470 miles (756 km)

Fuel:

• Fuel Type: 100 Octane
• Fuel Capacity:
  • Main Fuselage Tanks:
    • Upper: 48 Imp Gal (218 liters)
    • Lower: 37 Imp Gal (168 liters)
  • Auxiliary Tanks:
    • Options of 30 Imp Gal (136 liters), 90 Imp Gal (409 liters), or 170 Imp Gal (773 liters)
    • Optional 29 Imp Gal (132 liters) rear fuselage tank, only with the 170 Imp Gal auxiliary tank

Armament:

• Primary: Two 20 mm Hispano Mk I or Mk II cannon (60 rounds per gun) and four 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns (350 rounds per gun)

Cockpit:

• Unpressurized, with internal bulletproof glass

Tailwheel:

• Fixed

Propeller Options:

1. Rotol: Three-blade, Variable-pitch, Constant-speed, Dural, Type RX 5/10, 10 ft 9 in (3.32 m) diameter
2. de Havilland: Three-blade, Variable-pitch, Constant-speed, Hydromatic Type 5/39
3. de Havilland: Three-blade, Variable-pitch, Constant-speed, Bracket type

Radio Equipment:

TR.9D, TR.1133, or TR.1143, with R5002

Gunsight:

• GM.2 Reflector