Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc

Frank Riera
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.LFIXb
MK392, Johnnie Johnson, 144 Wing (Canadian), Royal Air Force | DG/DSG/MSG | RAF Ford (June 1944)

Specifications (Spitfire Mk IXc)

General characteristics
Crew: one pilot
Length: 30 ft 5 in (9.27 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: 5,090 lb (2,309 kg)
Loaded weight: 6,622 lb (3,000 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 6,770 lb (3,071 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 66 supercharged V12 engine, 1,720 hp (1,280 kW) at 9,250 ft (2,820 m)

Performance

Maximum speed: 404 mph, (330 kn, 650 km/h)
Combat radius: 410 nmi (470 mi, 760 km)
Ferry range: 991 nmi(1,140 mi, 1,840 km)
Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (11,300 m)
Rate of climb: 3,240 ft/min (16.5 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, 4 x .303 in Browning machine guns.
Bombs: 500 lb (227 kg) under the fuselage