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Supermarine Seafire

Military
Supermarine Seafire

Bild: Wikimedia Commons

The Seafire evolved as Supermarine's carrier-based fighter variant, first flying in 1942 to address Royal Navy fighter needs. A single-seat, single-engine monoplane measuring 9.1 metres with 11.2-metre wingspan, it achieved 577.8 km/h. The Seafire balanced aerodynamic advantages with structural demands of carrier deck operations.

Specifikationer

Roll
Carrier-based fighter
Ursprung
United Kingdom
Besättning
1
Motorer
1
Första flygning
1942
Längd
9,1 m
Vingspann
11,2 m
Maxhastighet
578 km/h