Gloster E.1/44 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Gloster Aircraft Co Ltd

First Flight:

9 March 1948

E.1/44:

2 - Gloster Aircraft Co

Type Specification

Applies to:

Gloster E.1/44

Type:

Single-seat day fighter

Wing:

Mid wing cantilever monoplane with tapered, unswept wings of all metal construction

Fuselage:

All metal fuselage of circular section

Tail Unit:

Single fin and rudder with tailplane at rear of fuselage

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle undercarriage. Nose wheel retracts rearwards into fuselage with main gear retracting inwards into wing

Power Plant:

One 5,000 lb thrust Rolls-Royce Nene II turbojet in fuselage. Air intakes on fuselage side with exhaust at rear of fuselage

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in enclosed cockpit in the nose

Armament:

Four fixed 20 mm Hispano cannon mounted in the fuselage nose

Span:

36 ft

Length:

38 ft

Height:

11 ft 8 in

Wing Area:

254 sq ft

Empty:

8,260 lb

Loaded:

11,470 lb

Max Speed:

620 mph at sea level

Climb:

12.5 min to 40,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

48,000 ft

Duration:

1 hr

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