Spitfire aircraft

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament machine guns
cannons
gptkbp:category Low-wing aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1936
World War II British aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:designer gptkb:R._J._Mitchell
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Griffon
gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin
gptkbp:firstFlight 5 March 1936
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spitfire aircraft
gptkbp:introduced 1938
gptkbp:length 29 ft 11 in (Mk I)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Supermarine
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 370 mph (Mk I)
gptkbp:notableFor Battle of Britain
gptkbp:numberBuilt 20,351
gptkbp:numberOfAxles elliptical wing
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Norwegian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Yugoslav_Air_Force
gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
gptkb:Swedish_Air_Force
gptkb:Burmese_Air_Force
gptkb:Irish_Air_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:French_Air_Force
gptkb:Indian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Danish_Air_Force
gptkb:Turkish_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Egyptian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Indian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Iraqi_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Lebanese_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Pakistani_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Syrian_Air_Force
gptkb:Israeli_Air_Force
gptkb:Yugoslav_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_South_African_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force
gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
gptkb:Argentine_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
gptkb:Italian_Air_Force
gptkb:Egyptian_Air_Force
gptkb:Portuguese_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Saudi_Air_Force
gptkb:Belgian_Air_Force
gptkb:Polish_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Hellenic_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Jordanian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Romanian_Air_Force
gptkb:Czechoslovak_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Burmese_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Ceylon_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Hong_Kong_Auxiliary_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Malayan_Air_Force
Royal Thai Air Force
Greek Air Force
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Supermarine_Type_224
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:retired 1961
gptkbp:role football coach
reconnaissance
interceptor
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 36,500 ft (Mk IX)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Supermarine_Spiteful
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Greek_Civil_War
gptkb:Indonesian_National_Revolution
gptkb:Malayan_Emergency
gptkbp:wingspan 36 ft 10 in (Mk I)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Sentinel,_Birmingham
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6