Spitfire Mark 1A

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Spitfire_Mark_1A
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament 8 × .303 Browning machine guns
gptkbp:category World War II bombing
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:designer gptkb:R._J._Mitchell
gptkbp:emptyWeight 4,733 lb
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin_II
gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin_III
gptkbp:firstFlight 1938
gptkbp:height 11 ft 5 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spitfire Mark 1A
gptkbp:introduced 1938
gptkbp:length 29 ft 11 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Supermarine
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 355 mph
gptkbp:notableFor Battle of Britain
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 1
gptkbp:operationalPeriod 1938–1941
gptkbp:primaryUse fighter
gptkbp:propulsion two-bladed fixed-pitch (early), three-bladed variable-pitch (later)
gptkbp:range 575 miles
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 34,000 ft
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Spitfire_Mark_II
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:weight 5,280 lb
gptkbp:wingspan 36 ft 10 in
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Museum_of_Science_and_Industry_(Chicago)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7