Spitfire family

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

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament	machine guns
gptkbp:combat_role	air superiority
gptkbp:crew	gptkb:1
gptkbp:designed_by	gptkb:R._J._Mitchell
gptkbp:engine_type	gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin
gptkbp:first_flight	1936
gptkbp:historical_significance	gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Spitfire family
gptkbp:influenced_by	gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane gptkb:Messerschmitt_Bf_109
gptkbp:introduced	1938
gptkbp:length	9.12 m
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Supermarine
gptkbp:max_speed	362 mph
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Spitfire
gptkbp:notable_pilots	gptkb:Eric_Hartmann gptkb:Adolf_Galland gptkb:Marmaduke_Pattle gptkb:Johnnie_Johnson gptkb:Douglas_Bader
gptkbp:number_built	over 20,000
gptkbp:range	1,150 miles
gptkbp:related_to	gptkb:civil_aviation gptkb:military_aircraft gptkb:World_War_II_aircraft aircraft performance aerodynamic design aviation heritage British aviation history Royal Air Force history aircraft manufacturing aircraft design innovations propeller-driven aircraft fighter aircraft development
gptkbp:retired	1950s
gptkbp:role	gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:service_ceiling	34,000 ft
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Supermarine_Seafire
gptkbp:used_by	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:used_in	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_V gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_IX gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_I gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_II gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_XIV
gptkbp:weight	3,000 lbs
gptkbp:wingspan	11.23 m
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Spitfire_F_Mk_24 gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_Ia gptkb:B._Mk_XIV
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6