Spitfire Mk IIb P8649 “Bermuda III”

Spitfire Mk IIb P8649 „Bermuda III”

Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIb P8649 “Bermuda III” 1941

Spitfire Mk IIb Specification:

Total productiom: 170 units

Dimensions:

  • Span: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
  • Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
  • Height: 11 ft 5.5 in (3.48 m) [Tip of Prop, Tail Down]

Engine:

  • Primary Engine: Rolls-Royce Merlin XII (Single-speed, Single-stage)
    • Power Output: 1,175 hp (876 kW)

Weights:

  • Tare (Empty): 4,783 lb (2,174 kg)
  • Take-off (Loaded): 6,275 lb (2,852 kg)

Performance:

  • Maximum Speed: 370 mph (596 km/h)
  • Service Ceiling: 37,200 ft (11,322 m)
  • Range:
    • Combat: 395 miles (636 km)

Fuel Capacity:

  • Fuel: 100 Octane
  • Upper Fuselage Tank: 48 Imp Gal (218 liters)
  • Lower Fuselage Tank: 37 Imp Gal (168 liters)
  • Drop Tank: 40 Imp Gal (182 liters)

Armament:

  • Primary:
    • Two 20 mm Hispano cannons with 60 rounds per gun
  • Secondary:
    • Four 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns with 300 rounds per gun

Cockpit:

  • Unpressurized (with or without external bulletproof glass)

Tailwheel:

  • Fixed

Gunsight:

  • GM.2 Reflector

Radio Equipment:

  • TR.9D or TR.1133, plus R.3002 (IFF)

 


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Spitfire Mk IIb P8649 “Bermuda III”

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