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Supermarine Spitfire MkII

6,054 FredDeane  8.4 years ago

My take on the iconic British Fighter of the second world war. Note this version is slightly underpowered with only 1,000 horsepower but non the less flies well. I have fitted the aircraft with two in wing machine guns from the new steam update.

Some information for all those history geeks like myself:
(credit wikipedia)
In the summer of 1939 an early Mk I K9788 was fitted with a new version of the Merlin, the XII. With the success of the trial it was decided to use thi is version of the Merlin in the Mk II which, it was decided, would be the first version to be produced exclusively by the huge new Lord Nuffield shadow factory at Castle Bromwich.

Chief among the changes was the upgraded 1,175 horsepower (876 kW) Merlin XII engine. This engine included a Coffman engine starter, instead of the electric system of earlier and some later versions of the Merlin, and it required a small "teardrop" blister on the forward starboard cowling. The Merlin XII was cooled by a 70% to 30% water glycol mix, rather than pure glycol used for earlier Merlin versions.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s)
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 45.3ft (13.8m)
  • Length 30.8ft (9.4m)
  • Height 12.8ft (3.9m)
  • Empty Weight 2,766lbs (1,255kg)
  • Loaded Weight 7,878lbs (3,573kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.126
  • Wing Loading 21.2lbs/ft2 (103.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 370.8ft2 (34.4m2)
  • Drag Points 2435

Parts

  • Number of Parts 52
  • Control Surfaces 11
  • Performance Cost 259