Supermarine 389 Spitfire PR19 UK - Royal Air Force F-AZJS
- Manufacturer:
- Supermarine
- Type / Model:
- Spitfire
- Version:
- Mk.XIX
- Registration:
- F-AZJS
- Colour Scheme:
- UK - Royal Air Force
- Location:
- Duxford, United Kingdom
- Photographer:
- Danish Aviation Photo
- Date Taken:
- 08/07/2011
- Image ID:
- #127362
- High-Res Photo Dimensions (Pixels):
- 4284 x 3356
- Image Description:
- Due to tricky wind gusts, the pilot of this Spitfire Mk19 asked another crew member to sit on the tail section, while he was taxiing. As he throttled up the mighty Griffon engine, dust and grass was thrown right in the face of his colleague at the back - look at his facial expression!
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Aircraft Data
The Spitfire was the RAF's first all metal stressed skin single engine fighter. It was produced from 1938-47 serving throughout WW2 and on into the 1950s in a series of increasingly capable versions. Over 40 examples are still airworthy world wide.
The Mk. XIX was an unarmed reconnaissance Griffon powered version, built in both pressurised and unpressurised forms. The Mk. XIX has the distinction of performing the last operational Spitfire sortie for the RAF over Malaya in April 1954.
| Country of Origin | First Flight | No. Built | No. In Service | Crew | Passengers |
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| United Kingdom | 1944 | 225 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 0 |
Power
Unpressurised variants used the Griffon 65, pressurised variants the Griffon 66
| Engine Count | 1 | |
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* Superchargers were fitted to some marks, to maintain performance at altititude, e.g. the Griffon 61, which could deliver 1820hp at 21000 feet.
Dimensions
| Length | 9.96 m. 32 ft. 8 in. |
| Wing Span | 11.23 m. 36 ft. 10 in. |
| Height | 3.91 m. 12 ft. 10 in. |
| Empty Weight | |
| Max Weight | 3904 kg. 8600 lbs. |
Performance
| Max Speed | 740 kph 460 mph |
| Cruise Speed | |
| Ceiling | 13258.8 m. 43500 ft. |
| Normal Range | 2778 1500 nm km. |
| Max Range | 3334 1800 nm km. |
Display data using: Metric Imperial
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