Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Mark
V, F.Mk.V |
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| Type | Fighter |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Supermarine (1348),
CBAF (4489), Westland (635) |
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| Production | 6472-6479*; Spitfire Mk Va: 94,
Spitfire Mk Vb: 3911, Spitfire Mk Vc: 2467 |
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| First Flight | December 1940 |
Introduction | March 1941 |
(*) started in March 1941, continued until 1943.
| Variants | |||
| Mark V | Entered service in March 1941 / Summer 1941. | ||
| Mark Va | With 8 x 7.7mm Browning MG | ||
| Mark Vb | Main fighter used from the middle of 1941 to the middle of 1942. Could use drop tranks. | ||
| Mark Vc | Fighter bomber. Could carry one 227 kg or two 113 kg bombs. Could use drop tanks. | ||
| LF.Mk.Va | Starting in 1943 converted from Mk Vs. Optimized for low altitude work. Used Rolls-Royce Merlin 45M engine. | ||
| LF.Mk.Vb | Starting in 1943 converted from Mk Vs. Optimized for low altitude work. Used Rolls-Royce Merlin 50M engine. | ||
| LF.Mk.Vc | Starting in 1943 converted
from Mk Vs. Optimized for low altitude work. Used Rolls-Royce Merlin
50M engine. |
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| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Empty Weight | 2297 kg |
Loaded Weight | 3000 kg |
| Max takeoff weight | 3039 kg |
Length | 9.12 m |
| Wingspan | 9.93m - 11.23 m* |
Wing area | 22.48 m² |
| Height | 3.86 m |
Wing loading | 133.5 kg/m² |
(*) depends on the version; longer for High Altitude Fighter (HF), shorter for Low Altitude Fighter (LF)
| ARMAMENT (B-wing) | |||
| Main Guns | 2 × 20 mm Hispano Mk II Gun |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 60 |
| Secondary Guns | 4 × 7.7 mm (.303 in) Browning Mk II MG |
Ammunition Carried | 4 x 350 |
| ARMAMENT (C-wing) | |||
| Main Guns | 4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk II Gun |
Ammunition Carried | 4 x 120 |
| Secondary Guns | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
| ARMAMENT (C-wing, Alt.) | |||
| Main Guns | 2 × 20 mm Hispano Mk II Gun |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 60 |
| Secondary Guns | 4 × 7.7 mm (.303 in) Browning Mk II MG |
Ammunition Carried | 4 x 350 |
| ARMAMENT (E-wing) | |||
| Main Guns | 2 × 20 mm Hispano Mk II Gun |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 60 |
| Secondary Guns | 2 × 12.7 mm (.50 in) M2 Browning MG |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 250 |
| OTHER ARMAMENT | |||
| Bombs | 1 x 227 kg or 2 x 113 kg bomb * |
Rockets | - |
(*) Mark Vc
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 45,
46, 50, 55 or 56 |
Type & Displacement | supercharged V12, liquid cooling,
27 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 1440-1470
hp at 3000 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 505 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 554.6 L (internal)
+ 2 x 64 L drop tank (under wings)
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(*) with loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 595, 602 km/h |
Cruise Speed | ? km/h |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 11125 m |
| Rate of Climb | 13.2 m/s |
Range | 756 km, 1827 km (ferry range) |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
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