Gloster Gannet Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Gloucestershire Aircraft Company, Cheltenham

First Flight:

23 October 1923

Gannet:

1 - Gloucestershire Aircraft Company

Type Specification

Applies to:

Gloster Gannet

Type:

Single seat light aeroplane for the 1923 Light Aeroplane Trials

Wing:

Single bay biplane with equal span, unstaggered, unswept wings of wooden structure with fabric cover. Ailerons on all for wings

Fuselage:

Plywood fuselage mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Wire braced tailplane and fin with single rudder and split elevator

Landing Gear:

Crossaxle type gear with tail skid

Power Plant:

One 750 cc Carden vertical two-cylinder air-cooled engine in the nose driving a two blade wooden propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in open cockpit under the upper wing

Span:

18 ft

Length:

16 ft 6 in

Height:

6 ft

Wing Area:

103 sq ft

Empty:

283 lb

Loaded:

410 lb

Max Speed:

65 mph at sea level

Climb:

4,000 ft in 35 min

Range:

140 miles

Preserved in British Museums

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