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Gloster Goldfinch
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Read on Wikipedia- First flight1927
- Introduction27 July 1940
- StatusPrototype
- Number built1
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- one
- Length
- 6.7 m (22 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan
- 9.14 m (30 ft)
- Height
- 3.19 m (10 ft 6 in)
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 276 km/h (172 mph)
- Range
- 1,750 mi
- Service ceiling
- 8,217 m (26,960 ft)
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 1 × Bristol Jupiter VIIF 9-cylinder supercharged radial (450 hp / 335 kW)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 4 × 20 mm Hispano Mark II cannon (240 rpg) in nose, 6 ×.303 (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns in wings four starboard two port (optional, replacing internal long range fuel tanks), 1 × manually operated 0.303 in Browning for observer (if fitted); Bombs: 2 × 250 lb bombs or 1 × British 18 inch (45 cm) torpedo or 1 × Mark 13 torpedo; Rockets: 8 × RP-3 60 lb rockets
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