Seafire F.40

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fighter aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft military aircraft
single-engine aircraft
fighter-bomber
low-wing monoplane
conventional tail configuration
gptkbp:armament 4 × 20 mm Hispano cannons
2 × .303 in Browning machine guns
gptkbp:climbRate 3,000 ft/min
gptkbp:cockpit enclosed cockpit
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1944
gptkbp:constructionMaterial metal construction
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 1
used for training naval pilots
gptkbp:decommissioned 1960s
gptkbp:design folding wings
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Griffon
gptkbp:firstFlight 1945
1970s
gptkbp:floors all-moving tailplane
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 1,200 liters
gptkbp:historicalSignificance last_variant_of_the_Spitfire_family
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Seafire F.40
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire_Mk_XIV
gptkbp:landingGear tailwheel type
gptkbp:length 9.83 m
gptkbp:manufacturer Supermarine
gptkbp:maximumDepth 1,000 kg
gptkbp:maxSpeed 400 mph
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 3,600 kg
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Seafire
gptkbp:notableUsers Fleet Air Arm
gptkbp:numberBuilt 200
gptkbp:operationalHistory served in post-war naval operations
gptkbp:operationalRange 1,200 km
gptkbp:productionCompany 1945-1946
gptkbp:propulsion 4-bladed propeller
gptkbp:range 1,000 miles
gptkbp:retired 1950s
gptkbp:role naval fighter
gptkbp:service_ceiling 40,000 ft
gptkbp:services gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
1946
gptkbp:speed 70 knots
gptkbp:succeededBy 30 degrees per second
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Supermarine_Seafire_F.46
gptkbp:supportRole 1946
500 miles
air superiority
gptkbp:team gptkb:R.J._Mitchell
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkbp:weight 3,175 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 11.23 m