The Spitfire

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament machine guns
cannons
gptkbp:category single-engined tractor aircraft
low-wing aircraft
World War II British aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:designer gptkb:R._J._Mitchell
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:Science_Museum,_London
gptkb:Imperial_War_Museum_Duxford
gptkb:RAF_Museum_London
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Griffon
gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin
gptkbp:famousPilot gptkb:Douglas_Bader
gptkb:Adolph_Malan
gptkb:Johnnie_Johnson
gptkb:Robert_Stanford_Tuck
gptkbp:firstFlight 5 March 1936
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Spitfire
gptkbp:introduced 1938
gptkbp:length 29 ft 11 in (varies by model)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Supermarine
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 370–450 mph (varies by model)
gptkbp:nickname Spit
gptkbp:notableFor Battle of Britain
gptkbp:numberBuilt 20,351
gptkbp:numberOfAxles elliptical wing
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
gptkb:Irish_Air_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:French_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force
gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:retired 1961 (Irish Air Corps)
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
football coach
interceptor
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 36,500 ft (varies by model)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Supermarine_Spiteful
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Mk_I
gptkb:Mk_IX
gptkb:Mk_V
gptkb:Mk_XIV
gptkb:Seafire
gptkbp:wingspan 36 ft 10 in (varies by model)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carlyle_Blackwell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5