Day 3
Today's Featured Aircraft:
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, from the Mk 1 to the Rolls-Royce Griffon-engined Mk 24 using several wing configurations and guns
Other Facts (Mk VI version)
- Manufacturers: Supermarine
- Primary users: Royal Air Force
- Wingspan: 40 ft 2 in / 12.24 m
- Top speed: 354 mph / 570 km/h
- Engine type: Rolls-Royce Merlin, Rolls-Royce Griffon
- Range: 423 mi
- Number of seats: 1
- Weight: 6,740 lb / 3,057 kg
- First flight: 5 March 1936