Folland Gnat Aircraft

Gnat T.1, Cosford

Production Details

Design Company:

Folland Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

18 July 1955

Gnat F.1:

46 - Folland Aircraft Ltd 195 - Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd

Gnat T.1:

105 - Folland Aircraft Ltd

Ajeet:

79 - Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Folland Gnat T.1

Type:

Advanced trainer

Wing:

High wing swept cantilever monoplane. All metal stressed skin construction

Fuselage:

All metal stressed skin construction

Tail Unit:

Swept tail mounted mid height on fuselage. Single swept fin with rudder

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle undercarriage. Nose leg has twin wheels and retracts into fuselage. Main legs have single wheel and retract into fuselage side

Power Plant:

One 4,230 lb thrust Bristol Siddeley Orpheus 100 engine mounted in the fuselage

Accommodation:

Tandem seating for two in enclosed cockpit

Span:

24 ft

Length:

31 ft 9 in

Height:

9 ft 7 in

Wing Area:

175 sq ft

Empty:

5,140 lb

Loaded:

7,500 lb

Max Speed:

640 mph at 36,000 ft

Climb:

7 min to 40,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

48,000 ft

Endurance:

2 hr 15 min with drop tanks

Preserved in British Museums

Gnat F.1:

XK724 - RAF Museum, Cosford - Display XK740 - Solent Sky, Southampton - Display GN-101 - Midland Air Museum, Coventry - Fuselage

Gnat T.1:

XM692 - Thameside Aviation Museum, East Tilbury - Nose XP505 - Science Museum, Wroughton - Display XP516 - Farnborough Air Sciences Trust, Farnborough - Display XR534 - Newark Air Museum, Winthorpe Showground - Display XR537 - De Havilland Aviation, Bournemouth - Restoration XR954 - De Havilland Aviation, Bournemouth - Display XR977 - RAF Museum, Cosford - Display

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