Spitfire Mk Va Specification:
- Type No.: 331
- Total produced: 94 units
Dimensions:
- Span: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
- Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
- Height: 11 ft 5½ in (3.48 m) [Tip of Propeller, Tail Up]
Engine Options:
- Primary Engine:
- 1,440 hp (1,074 kW) Rolls-Royce Merlin 45
- Alternate options: 1,190 hp Merlin 46, 1,230 hp Merlin 50, or 1,210 hp Merlin 50A
Weights:
- Empty Weight: 4,998 lb (2,267 kg)
- Maximum Take-Off Weight: 6,417 lb (2,911 kg)
Performance:
- Maximum Speed: 369 mph (594 km/h) at 19,500 ft (5,945 m)
- Service Ceiling: 36,500 ft (11,109 m)
- Range: 1,135 miles (1,827 km)
Fuel:
- Fuel Type: 100 Octane
- Fuel Capacity:
- Main Fuselage Tanks:
- Upper: 48 Imp Gal (218 liters)
- Lower: 37 Imp Gal (168 liters)
- Auxiliary Tanks:
- Options of 30 Imp Gal (136 liters), 90 Imp Gal (409 liters), or 170 Imp Gal (773 liters)
- Optional 29 Imp Gal (132 liters) rear fuselage tank, only with 170 Imp Gal auxiliary tank
- Main Fuselage Tanks:
Armament:
- Primary: Eight 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns
Cockpit:
- Unpressurized, with internal bulletproof glass
Tailwheel:
- Fixed
Propeller Options:
- Rotol: Three-blade, Variable-pitch, Constant-speed, Dural, 10 ft 9 in diameter
- de Havilland: Three-blade, Variable-pitch, Constant-speed, Hydromatic
- de Havilland: Three-blade, Variable-pitch, Constant-speed, Bracket type
Gunsight:
- GM.2 Reflector
The Mk Va was a development of the earlier Spitfire models, powered by the improved Merlin 45 engine, with slightly enhanced performance characteristics. The aircraft retained the eight Browning machine-gun armament typical of early Spitfires.