Spitfire Mk IX

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Spitfire_Mk_IX

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament	2 × 20 mm Hispano cannons 4 × 0.303 in Browning machine guns
gptkbp:category	propeller-driven aircraft single-engine aircraft World War II British aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew	1
gptkbp:engineType	gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin_61
gptkbp:firstFlight	1942
gptkbp:height	3.86 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Spitfire Mk IX
gptkbp:introduced	1942
gptkbp:length	9.12 m
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Supermarine
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	408 mph
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Spit
gptkbp:notableFor	countering Focke-Wulf Fw 190
gptkbp:numberBuilt	5,665
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_V
gptkbp:primaryUser	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:range	434 mi
gptkbp:role	interceptor fighter
gptkbp:serviceCeiling	43,000 ft
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_XVI
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:South_African_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force gptkb:Israeli_Air_Force gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force gptkb:Polish_Air_Force gptkb:Czechoslovak_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:wingspan	11.23 m
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4