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The owl mk.IIB

820 Spitfire13  2.2 years ago
Auto Credit Based on Spitfire13's The owl mk.Ib

The owl mk.iib and c would replace the owl mk.ib in late may 1941, the mk.IIB had an improved armament now including two 20mm cannons in the nose along with the original armament of 4 7.7mm guns, the development of the mk.ii would start in 1938 but without funding from the ministry of defence its development couldn’t properly start till 1940 and would not be complete till may 1941, the new fighter would also include a canopy, pilots had understandably complained about the lack of a cockpit canopy and therefore the designer decided that the mk.ii would include a cockpit canopy along with the other improvements.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor The owl mk.Ib
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 37.5ft (11.4m)
  • Length 33.2ft (10.1m)
  • Height 13.2ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 4,048lbs (1,836kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,643lbs (2,559kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.177
  • Wing Loading 24.9lbs/ft2 (121.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 226.7ft2 (21.1m2)
  • Drag Points 1900

Parts

  • Number of Parts 49
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 294