Supermarine Spitfire IX

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament 2 × 20 mm Hispano cannons
4 × 0.303 in Browning machine guns
500 lb bombs
gptkbp:category Single-engined tractor aircraft
World War II British fighter aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:emptyWeight 2,310 kg
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin_61
Rolls-Royce Merlin 63
Rolls-Royce Merlin 66
gptkbp:firstFlight 1942
gptkbp:height 3.86 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Supermarine Spitfire IX
gptkbp:introduced 1942
gptkbp:length 9.12 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Supermarine
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 408 mph
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 3,400 kg
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_IX
gptkbp:notableFor countering Focke-Wulf Fw 190
gptkbp:numberBuilt 5,665
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:range 434 mi
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 43,000 ft
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Norwegian_Air_Force
gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
gptkb:Burmese_Air_Force
gptkb:Irish_Air_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Italian_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:Free_French_Air_Force
gptkb:Israeli_Air_Force
gptkb:Yugoslav_Air_Force
gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
gptkb:Portuguese_Air_Force
gptkb:Polish_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Belgian_Air_Force
gptkb:Czechoslovak_Air_Force
Greek Air Force
Czechoslovakian Air Force
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:wingspan 11.23 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAF_Horsham_St_Faith
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7