Spitfire vs Stuka
Supermarine Spitfire versus Ju-87 Stuka |
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| Airplane | Supermarine Spitfire | Ju-87 Stuka | ||
| Country | United Kingdom | Germany | ||
| Type of aircraft | Fighter | Dive bomber | ||
| First Flight | 1936 | 1935 | ||
| Introduction | 1938 | 1936 | ||
| Crew | 1 | 2 | ||
| Number built | 20350 | 6500 | ||
Airplanes dogfight compare |
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| Lethality points | 89 | 52 | ||
| Lethality level | High | Medium | ||
| Firing Time pts (main gun) | 9 | 5 | ||
| Firing Time pts (secondary guns) | 19 | 15 | ||
| Firing Time pts (total) | 28 | 20 | ||
| Main gun Rate of fire (round/min) | 700 | 1200 | ||
| Main gun Effective range (yd) | 1900 | 1800 | ||
| Main gun Effective range (m) | 1737 | 1646 | ||
| Turn Radius (No flaps) | 567 | 860 | ||
| Turn Radius (Full flaps) | 450 | 675 | ||
| Speed/Accele./Agility pts | 72 | 24 | ||
| Acceleration (0-150 ft (ft/s)) | 7,30 | 5,20 | ||
| Acceleration (0-150 ft (m/s)) | 2,23 | 1,58 | ||
| Acceleration (250-300 ft (ft/s)) | 19,60 | 10,00 | ||
| Acceleration (250-300 ft (m/s)) | 5,97 | 3,05 | ||
| Wing Loading (lb/sq ft) | 33 | 65 | ||
| Wing Loading (kg/sq m) | 161 | 317 | ||
| Max Power/mass (hp/lb) | 0,312 | 0,167 | ||
| Max Power/mass (hp/kg) | 0,687 | 0,368 | ||
| Min Power/mass (hp/lb) | 0,241 | 0,107 | ||
| Min Power/mass (hp/kg) | 0,532 | 0,236 | ||
| Climb Rate (ft/min) | 3650 | 3200 | ||
| Climb Rate (m/min) | 1113 | 975 | ||
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| Length (ft) | 30,00 | 36,00 | ||
| Length (m) | 9,14 | 10,97 | ||
| Width (ft) | 36,90 | 45,20 | ||
| Width (m) | 11,25 | 13,78 | ||
| Height (ft) | 10,00 | 13,90 | ||
| Height (m) | 3,05 | 4,24 | ||
| Wing Area (sq ft) | 242 | 343 | ||
| Wing Area (sq m) | 22,5 | 31,9 | ||
| Empty Weight (lb) | 6580 | 7100 | ||
| Empty Weight (kg) | 2985 | 3220 | ||
| Max. Take Off (lb) | 8500 | 11090 | ||
| Max. Take Off (kg) | 3856 | 5030 | ||
| Engine Power (hp) | 2050 | 1185 | ||
| Engine | 1 × Rolls-Royce Griffon 65 | 1 × Junkers Jumo 211D | ||
| Max Speed (mph) | 448 | 373 | ||
| Max Speed (km/h) | 721 | 600 | ||
| Max Speed (Mach) | 0,59 | 0,49 | ||
| Max Range (miles) | 1100 | 500 | ||
| Max Range (km) | 1770 | 805 | ||
| Service Ceiling (ft) | 43450 | 27000 | ||
| Service Ceiling (m) | 13244 | 8230 | ||
Airplanes armament and equipment
| (A) 8 x 7.7mm Browning machine guns in wings (B) 2 x 20mm Hispano cannons and 4 x 7.7mm Browning machine guns in wings. (C) 4 x 20mm Hispano cannons in wings (E) 2 x 20mm Hispano cannons and 2 x 12.7mm Browning heavy machine guns OR 4 x 7.7mm Browning machine guns in wings. |
2 x 7.92mm forward-facing machine guns 2 x 7.92mm machine guns in rear-facing cockpit |