Supermarine Seafire
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Vloga	Palubni lovec
Proizvajalec/-ci	Supermarine
Krstni polet	7. januar 1942
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Razvit iz	Supermarine Spitfire

Supermarine Seafire, ("Seafire" je okrajšava za Sea Spitfire) je bila palubna verzija britanskega lovca Supermarine Spitfire. Poganjal ga je 12-valjni V-motor Rolls-Royce Merlin, kasnejše verzije so imele Rolls-Royce Griffon za boljše sposobnosti.

Večinoma se je uporabljal v 2. svetovni vojni, kasneje pa tudi v 1. Indokinski vojni.

Specifikacije (LF Mk III)

Podatki iz British Aircraft of World War II^[1] and The Virtual Aviation Museum^[2]

Splošne karakteristike

• Posadka: 1
• Dolžina: 30 ft 2½ in (9,21 m)
• Razpon kril: 36 ft 10 in (11,22 m)
• Višina: 11 ft 5 in (3,48 m)
• Površina kril: 242,1 ft² (22,5 m²)
• Teža praznega letala: 6204 lb (2814 kg)
• Maks. vzletna teža: 7640 lb (3466 kg)
• Pogon letala: 1 × Tekočinsko hlajeni 12-valjni V-motor Rolls-Royce Merlin 55M, 1585 KM (1182 kW)

Zmogljivost

• Maks. hitrost: 359 mph (578 km/h) na višini 5100 ft (1554 m)
• Potovalna hitrost: 218 mph (351 km/h)
• Doseg: 513 milj (825 km)
• Višina leta: 32000 ft (9754 m)
• Hitrost vzpenjanja: 1,9 min do višine 5000 ft (1525 m)

Glej tudi

• Supermarine Spitfire
• Supermarine Seafang
• Hawker Sea Hurricane
• Mitsubishi A6M Zero
• Seznam lovskih letal druge svetovne vojne

Sklici

Bibliografija

• Admiralty. Pilot's Notes for Seafire 45 & 46:Mark 45 - Griffon 61 Engine; Mark 46 - Griffon 87 Engine: A.P 2290 F & G . Minister of Supply, 1948.
• Andrews, C.F.; E.B. Morgan (1987). Supermarine Aircraft since 1914. London : Putnam Aeronautical. ISBN 9780851778006.
• Bachelor, Len. Supermarine Seafires (Merlins). Windsor, Berkshire, UK: Profile Publications Ltd., 1971.
• Brown, David. The Seafire: The Spitfire That Went to Sea. London: Greenhill Books, 1989. ISBN 1-85367-039-1.
• Brown, Eric. "Spitfires with Sea-Legs". Air International, September 1978, Vol 15 No 3. pp. 143–146.
• Brown, Eric. "Spitfires with Sea-Legs: Part Two." Air International, October 1978, Vol 15 No 4. pp. 176–187.
• Brown, Eric. Wings of the Navy. London: Pilot Press Limited, 1980. ISBN 0-7106-0002-X
• Bussy, Geoffrey. Supermarine Seafire, Griffon-engined variants - Mks.F.XV, F.XVII, F.45, F.46 and FR.47 (Warpaint series No.20). Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK: Hall Park Books Ltd., 1999. ISSN 1363-0369.
• Freeman. Jon. Supermarine Seafire Mk.Ib - Mk.47. Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK: The Aviation Workshop Publications Ltd., 2004. ISBN 1-904643-07-8.
• Morgan, Eric B. and Edward Shacklady. Spitfire: The History. Stamford: Key Books Ltd, 2000. ISBN 0-946219-48-6.
• Price, Alfred. "Supermarine Spitfire (Griffon-engined variants and Seafire)" Wings of Fame, Volume 16, 1999, pp. 30–85. London: Aerospace. ISBN 1-86184-037-3.
• Quill, Jeffrey. "Spitfire: a Test Pilot's Story". 1996, reprinted 1998, 2001, 2005, 2008, pp. 270–281. Crecy Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-947579-72-9, alternate edition ISBN 0-947554-72-6
• Robertson, Bruce. Spitfire: The Story of a Famous Fighter. Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK: Model & Allied Publications Ltd., 1960. Third revised edition 1973. ISBN 0-900435-11-9.
• Sturtivant, Ray and Theo Balance. The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 2nd revised edition, 1994. ISBN 0-85130-223-8.
• Sturtivant, Ray and Mick Burrow. Fleet Air Arm Aircraft 1939 to 1945. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1995. ISBN 0-85130-232-7.

Zunanje povezave

Wikimedijina zbirka ponuja več predstavnostnega gradiva o temi: Supermarine Seafire.

• Manual: (1948) A.P. 2280F & G - P.N. Pilot's Notes Seafire 45 and 46
• Spitfire/Seafire Serial Numbers, production contracts and aircraft histories Arhivirano 2008-01-28 na Wayback Machine.
• Seafire F.XVII SX336 history
• Kennet Aviation's Seafire Mk.XVII SX336/G-KASX - Renovation/Respray
• Sound of Seafire F.XVII SX336 taking off Arhivirano 2010-04-11 na Wayback Machine.