Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIII
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Mark
XVIII, FR.Mk.XVIII |
||
| Type | Fighter Reconnaissance
Ground Attack Aircraft |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Supermarine |
||
| Production | 300 |
||
| First Flight | June 1945 |
Introduction | 1945 |
| Variants | |||
| F.Mk.XVIII | Fighter variant | ||
| FR.Mk.XVIII | Reconnaissance-Fighter variant | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Empty Weight | 3016 kg |
Loaded Weight | 4500 kg |
| Max takeoff weight | 4740 kg |
Length | 9.96 m |
| Wingspan | 9.9 m or 11.23 m |
Wing area | 22.48 m² |
| Height | 3.86 m |
Wing loading | 133.5 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT (E-wing) | |||
| Main Guns | 2 × 20 mm Hispano Mk II Gun |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 120 |
| Secondary Guns | 2 × 12.7 mm (.50 in) M2 Browning MG |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 250 |
| OTHER ARMAMENT | |||
| Bombs | 454 kg |
Rockets | Up to 8 x 76.2mm rockets with 11 or 27kg warheads |
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 65/67 |
Type & Displacement | supercharged V12, liquid cooling,
27 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 2050
hp/ 2340 hp at 3000 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 455.55/520 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 554.6 L (internal)
** + 2 x 64 L drop tank (under wings)
|
||
(*) with loaded weight, (**) extra fuel for the Mk.XVIII
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 721 km/h (at 7925 m) |
Cruise Speed | 394 km/h |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 13563 m |
| Rate of Climb | 23.26 m/s |
Range | 740** km, 1368 km (ferry range) |
(*) vitesse de décrochage, (**) 998 km for the Reconnaissance variant
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | aviationsmilitaires.net | ||
Drawings |
