Spitfire Mk IA

Spitfire Mk IA

Modification of
Spitfire Mk I
Changes
Eight Brownings; the designation was applied retrospectively once the cannon-armed IB appeared. Specifications are for early production K9793 with the de Havilland two-pitch propeller.
Crew
1
Length
9,120 mm
Wingspan
11,230 mm
Height
3,020 mm
Wing area
22.5 m²
Empty weight
1,953 kg
Normal takeoff weight
2,692 kg
Engines
1
Max speed
591 km/h
Max speed altitude
5,669 m
Service ceiling
10,485 m

Armament

WeaponCountRoundsPosition
Browning .303 Mk II8350Wing

Service

≈ 16 Oct 1939 – May 1941
≈ 22 May 1941 – May 1941