Supermarine Spiteful
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The Supermarine Spiteful was a late-World War II British fighter aircraft developed as an advanced, high-performance evolution of the Spitfire with a new laminar-flow wing and improved speed.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spiteful F Mk 14 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
prototype aircraft ⓘ single-seat fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | propeller-driven fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftType | land-based fighter ⓘ |
| armament | 20 mm Hispano cannon ⓘ |
| cockpit | enclosed cockpit ⓘ |
| configuration |
low-wing monoplane
ⓘ
single-engine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer |
Joseph Smith
ⓘ
R. J. Mitchell ⓘ |
| designFeature | new laminar-flow wing replacing Spitfire elliptical wing ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ |
| developmentGoal |
better low-level performance
ⓘ
improved high-speed performance over Spitfire ⓘ |
| developmentStart | early 1940s ⓘ |
| engine | Rolls-Royce Griffon ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | liquid-cooled V-12 ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
post-World War II ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1944-06-30 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | streamlined monocoque ⓘ |
| intendedUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| introduced | late World War II ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Supermarine ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
approximately 494 mph
ⓘ
approximately 795 km/h ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 19 ⓘ |
| powerplantRole | high-performance Griffon-powered derivative of Spitfire ⓘ |
| primaryMaterial | metal airframe ⓘ |
| programOutcome | overtaken by jet fighter development ⓘ |
| propulsion | piston engine ⓘ |
| role | fighter ⓘ |
| status |
experimental
ⓘ
not mass-produced ⓘ retired ⓘ |
| successor | Supermarine Seafang ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail unit ⓘ |
| undercarriage | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| usedIn | flight testing ⓘ |
| variantOf |
Supermarine Spiteful
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Spiteful F Mk 14
|
| wingPosition | low wing ⓘ |
| wingType | laminar-flow wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Spiteful F Mk 14