Gloster Gamecock
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The Gloster Gamecock was a fighter aircraft, a development of the Mk III Grebe. It differed from the Grebe primarily by way of its Bristol Jupiter engine, which replaced the unreliable Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar. Other changes included improved ailerons, refined fuselage contours and internally mounted machine guns.
[edit] Variants
- Gamecock Mk I : Single-seat fighter aircraft for the RAF.
- Gamecock Mk II : Single-seat fighter aircraft for the Finnish Air Force. Three aircraft were supplied to the RAF, plus another three were exported to Finland. 15 aircraft were built under licence in Finland.
- Gamecock Mk III : One RAF Gamecock Mk II used for spinning trials.
[edit] Specifications (Gamecock MkI)
[edit] General characteristics
- Crew: 1 pilot
- Capacity:
- Length: 5.99 m
- Wingspan: 9.08 m
- Height: 2.95 m
- Wing area: 24.53 m² (264 ft²)
- Empty: 875 kg (1,930 lb)
- Loaded:
- Maximum takeoff: 1299 kg (2,863 lb)
- Powerplant: Bristol Jupiter VI 9-cylinder, 425 hp (317 kW)
[edit] Performance
- Maximum speed: 249 km/h (155 mi/h)
- Range: 2 hours
- Service ceiling: 6,705 m (22,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
- Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
- Power/mass:
[edit] Operators
[edit] Finland
[edit] United Kingdom
- Royal Air Force
- No. 3 Squadron RAF
- No. 17 Squadron RAF
- No. 19 Squadron RAF
- No. 23 Squadron RAF
- No. 32 Squadron RAF
- No. 43 Squadron RAF
- No. 2 Flying Training School
- No. 3 Flying Training School
- Central Flying School RAF
- RAF College, Cranwell
- Home Communications Flight
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