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Gloster Gamecock
| Gamecock | |
|---|---|
| Type | Fighter aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Gloster |
| Maiden flight | February 1925 |
| Status | Retired from service |
| Primary users | Royal Air Force Finnish Air Force |
| Number built | 90 |
| Developed from | Gloster Grebe |
The Gloster Gamecock was a biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force, a development of the Mk III Grebe, that first flew in February 1925. 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.
The Gamecock had a fairly short RAF service life, partly because of its high accident rate - of the 90 built, 22 were lost in landing or spinning accidents. These faults were remedied in the Mk. II, by using a longer upper wing and a modified tail.
Contents
Variants
- Gamecock Mk I : Single-seat fighter aircraft for the RAF.
- Gamecock Mk II : Single-seat fighter aircraft for the Finnish Air Force. Three were supplied to the RAF, another three were exported to Finland in 1928. 15 aircraft were built under licence in Finland as the Kukko.
- Gamecock Mk III : One RAF Gamecock Mk II used for spin trials.
Operators
- 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
Specifications (Mk. I)
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General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Length: 19 ft 8 in (5.99 m)
- Wingspan: 29 ft 9 in (9.08 m)
- Height: 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m)
- Wing area: 264 ft² (24.53 m²)
- Empty weight: 1,930 lb (875 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 2,863 lb (1,299 kg)
- Powerplant: × Bristol Jupiter VI 9-cylinder radial, 425 hp (317 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 135 kt (155 mph, 249 km/h)
- Range: 316 nm (365 mi, 587 km)
- Service ceiling: 22,000 ft (6,705 m)
- Rate of climb: 7.6 min to 10,000 ft ()
- Endurance: 2 hours
Armament
- Guns: 2×0.303 inch (7.7mm) Vickers machineguns
References
Notes
Bibliography
- James, Derek N. Gloster Aircraft since 1917. London: Putnam and Company Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-807-0.
- British Aircraft Directory accessed 21st February 2008
External links
See also
Related lists
List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
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| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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