page_title: Supermarine Spitfire prototype K5054
section_title: Specifications (RAF initial trials)
hierarchical_section_title: Supermarine Spitfire prototype K5054 / Specifications (RAF initial trials)
caption_attribution_description: English: The near full-scale model Supermarine Spitfire Mk V designed by R.J.Mitchell which is on the approach road to Southampton Airport Source: http://www.wyrdlight.com Author: Antony McCallum
context_page_description: The Supermarine Spitfire was developed in the mid-1930s as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by chief designer R. J. Mitchell.
  Only one prototype was made, receiving the military serial K5054. Following its first flight on 5 March 1936, pilot "Mutt" Summers made his famous but oft-misunderstood remark, "I don't want anything touched!" Its outstanding looks and performance caused a significant stir wherever it appeared. The aircraft underwent progressive modifications throughout its life, eventually being converted to near-production standard. It crash-landed several times, finally crashing fatally and being written off just as World War II was breaking out.
  Several replicas have been built, including a static one as a memorial to Mitchell. At least one is flyable.
context_section_description: Data from Robinson 1977 (General). Cross 1971, p. 17 (Performance).
  General characteristics
  Crew: 1
  Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
  Wingspan: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
  Wing area: 242 sq ft (22.5 m²)
  Airfoil: NACA 2200
  Gross weight: 5,322 lb (2,414 kg) with ballast weights in place of guns
  Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin C, 1,172 hp (874 kW)   at 3,000 rpm at 11,000 feet (3,400 m)
  Propellers: 2-bladed, 11 ft (3.4 m) diameter
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 349 mph (562 km/h, 303 kn) at 16,800 feet (5,100 m)
  Service ceiling: 32,000 ft (9,800 m)
  Rate of climb: 3,190 ft/min (16.2 m/s) based on 15,000 feet (4,600 m) in 5 min 42 sec
caption: Sculpture at Southampton Airport, Eastleigh
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