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Gloster Gladiator & Sea Gladiator
Read the full article about the Gloster Gladiator & Sea Gladiator on Wikipedia: history, variants, operators and specifications.
Read on Wikipedia- First flight1934
- Introduction23 February 1937
- StatusRetired
- Number built747
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 1
- Length
- 27 ft 5 in
- Wingspan
- 32 ft 3 in
- Height
- 11 ft 9 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 253 mph
- Service ceiling
- 32,800 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 1 × Bristol Mercury IX nine-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine (830 hp)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: :*Initially: two synchronised.303 in Vickers machine guns in fuselage sides, two.303 in Lewis machine guns; one beneath each lower wing., :*Later aircraft: four Browning.303 Mark II machine guns, two synchronised guns in fuselage sides and one beneath each lower wing., :*In at least some Sea Gladiators, provision existed for a pair of Brownings to be fitted under the upper wings as well, bringing the total to six. Official service release trials were not completed before the Sea Gladiators were replaced by later types – but some upper wing Brownings may have been fitted in the field, in
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