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The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries during and after the Second World War. The Spitfire was built in many variants, using several wing configurations, and was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft. It was also the only British fighter to be in continuous production throughout the war. The Spitfire continues to be a popular aircraft, with approximately 55 Spitfires being airworthy, while many more are static exhibits in aviation museums all over the world.


The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works (which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong from 1928). In accordance with its role as an interceptor, Mitchell designed the Spitfire's distinctive elliptical wing to have the thinnest possible cross-section; this thin wing enabled the Spitfire to have a higher top speed than several contemporary fighters, including the Hawker Hurricane. Mitchell continued to refine the design until his death from cancer in 1937, whereupon his colleague Joseph Smith took over as chief designer, overseeing the development of the Spitfire through its multitude of variants. 

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Role	Fighter / Photo-reconnaissanceaircraft
Manufacturer	Supermarine
Designer	R. J. Mitchell
First flight	5 March 1936
Introduction	4 August 1938
Retired	1961 Irish Air Corps
Primary user	Royal Air Force
Produced	1938–1948
Number built	20,351
Unit cost	£12,604 (Estonian order for 12 Spitfires in 1939)
Variants	Supermarine Seafire Supermarine Spiteful

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In the mid-1930s, aviation design teams worldwide started developing a new generation of all-metal, low-wing fighter aircraft. The French Dewoitine D.520 and Germany'sMesserschmitt Bf 109, for example, were designed to take advantage of new techniques of monocoque construction and the availability of new high-powered, liquid-cooled, in-line aero engines. They also featured refinements such as retractable undercarriages, fully enclosed cockpits and low drag, all-metal wings (all introduced on civil airliners years before but slow to be adopted by the military, who favoured the simplicity and manoeuvrability of the biplane).





Mitchell's design aims were to create a well-balanced, high-performance bomber interceptor and fighter aircraft capable of fully exploiting the power of the Merlin engine, while being relatively easy to fly. At the time, no enemy fighters were expected to appear over Great Britain; to carry out the mission of home defence, the design was intended to climb quickly to meet enemy bombers. 



General characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
  
• Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
  
• Wingspan: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
  
• Height: 11 ft 5 in (3.86 m)
  
• Wing area: 242.1 ft² (22.48 m²)
  
• Airfoil: NACA 2209.4(tip)
  
• Empty weight: 5,065 lb (2,297 kg)
  
• Loaded weight: 6,622 lb (3,000 kg)
  
• Max. takeoff weight: 6,700 lb (3,039 kg)
  
• Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 45^{[nb 14]} supercharged V12 engine, 1,470 hp (1,096 kW) at 9,250 ft (2,820 m)
  

Performance

• Maximum speed: 370 mph, (322 kn, 595 km/h)
  
• Combat radius: 410 nmi (470 mi, 760 km)
  
• Ferry range: 991 nmi (1,135 mi, 1,827 km)
  
• Service ceiling: 36,500 ft (11,125 m)
  
• Rate of climb: 2,600 ft/min (13.2 m/s)
  
• Wing loading: 27.35 lb/ft² (133.5 kg/m²)
  
• Power/mass: 0.22 hp/lb (0.36 kW/kg)
  

Armament

• Guns: 2 x 20mm Hispano Mk II cannon; 60 rounds per gun: 4 x .303 in Browning Mk II* machine guns; 350 rpg.
  

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Refrence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire

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