Supermarine Spiteful and Seafang Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers) Ltd

First Flight:

30 June 1944

Spiteful Prototype:

3 - Supermarine

Spiteful F.XIV:

17 - Supermarine

Seafang F.31:

10 - Supermarine

Seafang F.32:

7 - Supermarine

Type Specification

Applies to:

Supermarine Spiteful F.XIV

Type:

Single-seat fighter

Wing:

Low-wing cantilever monoplane, all metal

Fuselage:

All metal monocoque

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane type, all metal

Landing Gear:

Retractable type, tailwheel

Power Plant:

One 2,375 hp Rolls-Royce Griffon 69

Accommodation:

Pilot only in enclosed cockpit

Armament:

Four 20 mm Hispano cannon in the wings and provision for two 1,000 lb bombs

Span:

35 ft

Length:

32 ft 11 in

Height:

13 ft 5 in

Wing Area:

210 sq ft

Tare:

7,350 lb

Loaded:

9,950 lb

Max Speed:

483 mph

Max Rate of Climb:

4,890 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

42,000 ft

Range:

564 miles

Preserved in British Museums

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