Gloster Goral Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Gloster Aircraft Company, Cheltenham

First Flight:

8 February 1927

Goral:

1 - Gloster Aircraft

Type Specification

Applies to:

Gloster Goral

Type:

General purpose aircraft to specification 26/27

Wing:

Two bay biplane with equal span, staggered, unswept wings taken from D.H.9. Wooden structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Oval section fuselage of all metal structure with fabric covering attached to lower wing at lower longeron

Tail Unit:

Wire braced tailplane with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Crossaxle type with gear attached to fuselage by oleo leg and radius rod. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 425 hp Bristol Jupiter VIA nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine in the nose driving a two bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Tandem open cockpits aft of the wing for crew

Armament:

One forward firing Vickers and one Lewis gun for observer. Up to 460 lb of bombs

Span:

46 ft 7 in

Length:

31 ft 6 in

Height:

11 ft 4 in

Wing Area:

494 sq ft

Empty:

2,796 lb

Loaded:

4,441 lb

Max Speed:

136 mph at 5,000 ft

Climb:

16.25 min to 15,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

21,500 ft

Duration:

6 hr at 10,000 ft

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