XVI est équipé d'un moteur Packard Merlin 266 de 1 720 ch.Héros de la Bataille d’Angleterre, il combattit sur tous fronts jusqu’à la fin de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale sous des versions sans cesse améliorées. The outer machine gun ports were eliminated; although the outer machine-gun bays were retained, their access doors were devoid of empty cartridge case ports and cartridge deflectors.

I The F Mk VIII's top speed was 408 mph (657 km/h) at 25,000 ft (404 mph for the LF Mk VIII at 21,000 ft (6,400 m) and 416 mph (669 km/h) for the HF Mk VIII at 26,500 ft), with a service ceiling of 43,000 ft (41,500 ft for the LF Mk VIII and 44,000 ft (13,000 m) for the HF Mk VIII). In combination with the wing tanks this gave a total internal capacity of 122 gal (554.6 l), a near 50% increase over the 85 gal (386.4 l) carried by earlier Spitfire marks.

The long thin air intake to the cockpit pressurisation system was fitted under the exhaust stacks on the starboard cowling. Because the intercooler required a radiator, the radiator under the starboard wing was halved in size and the intercooler radiator housed alongside. With a 170 gal tank, the aeroplane could fly over 1,500 mi (2,400 km). Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.XVIe. The performance was similar to that of the PR XI although the pressurised cockpit meant that this version could stay at altitudes of over 40,000 ft for longer without the exhausting physiological effects experienced by the pilots of unpressurised cockpits.The Mk XI (type 365 standard, type 370 tropicalised) was based on a combination of features from the marks VII, VIII and IX. A streamlined round rear-view mirror, with a bullet-shaped fairing replaced the rectangular version. A total of 1,054 Mk XVIs were built by Castle Bromwich.With the German invasion of Norway in April 1940 the RAF took an interest in the concept of using Other changes included external lifting points forward of and behind the cockpit and a spin-recovery parachute with a rudder balance-horn guard. Retractable tailwheels were fitted as standard and the majority of the Mk XIs built had the later large-area pointed rudder. 261 Squadron and a Mk IX converted for use as a trainer by the Soviets, the two-seat Spitfire trainer was primarily a postwar programme. The Packard Merlin 266 engine had a two-stage supercharger and was rated at 1,390 – 1,600 hp. Le Supermarine Spitfire (en anglais cracheur de feu, mais aussi au sens figuré soupe au lait ou mégère, d'où dragon également) est l'un des chasseurs monoplaces les plus utilisés par la RAF et par les Alliés pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. The Merlin 266 was the Merlin 66 and was built under licence in the Because of a slightly taller intercooler and rearranged accessories on the Packard Merlins a new, bulged upper cowling was introduced and also appeared on late production IXs.Armament for most Mk XVIs consisted of 2 × 20 mm Hispano II cannon – each with 120 rpg – and 2 × .50 calibre Browning machine guns – each with 250 rpg. Serial listings show that the HF Mk IX was produced in relatively limited numbers when they were required, with priority being given to versions rated for low and medium altitudesThe capacity of the main fuel tanks was 48 gal for the upper tank and 37 gal for the lower, for a total internal capacity of 85 gal. Its handling on the water was extremely good and its only unusual feature was a tendency to "tramp" from side to side on the floats, or to "waddle" a bit when at high speed in the plane.Soon after testing started the idea of using floatplane fighters was dropped and After the destruction of the main Itchen and Woolston works by the Late Merlin-powered variants of the Supermarine SpitfireIn addition to the visual undercarriage aids, early Mk IXs and all Mk VIIs and VIIIs had an undercarriage warning horn which sounded if the undercarriage was still retracted with the engine throttled back. Op maandag 30 april 2018 is Wilko Jonker na een lang ziekbed overleden op de leeftijd van 58 jaar. Stronger undercarriage legs were raked 2 inches (5.08 cm) forward, making the Spitfire more stable on the ground and reducing the likelihood of the aircraft tipping onto its nose.The Hispano Mk IIs were belt fed from box magazines allowing for 120 rpg (the Several versions of the Spitfire, starting with the HF Mk VIIs had extra 13 gallon integral fuel tanks added to the wing leading edges between the wing-root and the inboard cannon bay.These were made for photo-reconnaissance Spitfires, including the PR Mk X and XI; no armament was fitted and the "D" shaped leading edges of the wings, ahead of the main spar, were converted into integral fuel tanks, each carrying 66 gallons.