Gloster AS.31 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Gloster Aircraft Company, Hucclecote

First Flight:

June 1929

AS.31:

2 - Gloster Aircraft

Type Specification

Applies to:

Gloster AS.31

Type:

Photographic air-survey biplane

Wing:

Two bay biplane with staggered, unswept equal span wings of metal structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on lower wing only

Fuselage:

Square section fuselage mounted on lower wing of metal structure with fabric covering

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane at base of single fin with balanced rudder and elevators

Landing Gear:

Divided type main gear with each main wheel supported by oleo leg to engine nacelle and radius rod and axle to fuselage. Tail skid

Power Plant:

Two 525 hp Bristol Jupiter XI nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engines mounted on the wing driving two bladed propellers

Accommodation:

Pilot and navigator in open cockpit in nose with camera operator in fuselage or nose position

Span:

61 ft

Length:

48 ft 6 in

Height:

18 ft 9 in

Wing Area:

1,025 sq ft

Empty:

5,614 lb

Loaded:

8,570 lb

Max Speed:

131 mph at 1,000 ft

Climb:

7.4 min to 10,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

21,900 ft

Range:

495 miles

Preserved in British Museums

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