Gloster

Gloster Javelin

All-weather interceptor

  • First flight1951
  • Introduction29 February 1956
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built436
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
2
Length
56 ft 9 in
Wingspan
52 ft
Height
16 ft
02

Performance

Maximum speed
710 mph, Mach 0.93
Range
954 mi
Service ceiling
52,800 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire 7R afterburning turbojet engines (11,000 lbf / 12,300 lbf with afterburner)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 4 × 30 mm ADEN cannon; Missiles: Up to four de Havilland Firestreak air-to-air missiles