Gloster Gloster Nightjar Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
Gloucestershire Aircraft Company, Cheltenham |
First Flight: |
May 1922 |
Mars X Nightjar: |
22 - Gloucestershire (Converted from Nieuport Nighthawk) |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Gloster Mars X Nightjar |
Type: |
Single-seat deck-landing fighter developed from Nieuport Nighthawk |
Wing: |
Two bay biplane with staggered, unswept equal span wings of wooden structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings |
Fuselage: |
Round section fuselage mounted on lower wing. Wooden structure with fabric covering |
Tail Unit: |
Braced monoplane tail with split elevators together with single swept fin and balanced rudder |
Landing Gear: |
Crossaxle type main gear with legs attached to fuselage lower longeron. Tail skid |
Power Plant: |
One 230 hp Bentley B.R.2 nine-cylinder rotary engine in the nose driving a two bladed propeller |
Accommodation: |
Single seat for pilot in open cockpit aft of wing |
Armament: |
Two Vickers machine guns in nose |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
28 ft |
Length: |
18 ft 4 in |
Height: |
9 ft |
Wing Area: |
270 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
1,765 lb |
Loaded: |
2,165 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
120 mph at sea level |
Climb: |
15,000 ft in 23 min |
Service Ceiling: |
19,000 ft |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
None known |