Spitfire family

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft family
gptkbp:aircraft Elliptical wing
gptkbp:armament 8 × .303 Browning machine guns
gptkbp:cabinType open cockpit
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Museum_London
gptkb:Duxford_Imperial_War_Museum
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
Spitfire_Memorial_at_Capel-le-Ferne
gptkbp:crew 1 pilot
gptkbp:culturalImpact symbol_of_British_resilience
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Dunkirk
gptkb:Pearl_Harbor
The Dam Busters
The Battle of Britain
Spitfire!
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:R.J._Mitchell
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:firstFlight March 5, 1936
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spitfire family
gptkbp:influenced modern fighter aircraft
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkbp:landingGear tailwheel
gptkbp:length 9.12 m
gptkbp:manufacturer Supermarine
gptkbp:maxRange 1,150 miles
gptkbp:maxSpeed 362 mph
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Spitfire
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Eric_Hartmann
gptkb:Adolph_Galland
gptkb:Johnnie_Johnson
gptkb:Douglas_Bader
Marmaduke Pattle
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 20,000
gptkbp:productionCompany 1936-1948
gptkbp:retired 1961
gptkbp:role fighter aircraft
gptkbp:serviceHistory served in multiple conflicts
gptkbp:services 34,000 ft
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_V
gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_IX
gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_I
gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_II
gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_XIV
gptkbp:weight 2,500 lb
gptkbp:wingspan 11.23 m