Gloster Goral Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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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 |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
46 ft 7 in |
Length: |
31 ft 6 in |
Height: |
11 ft 4 in |
Wing Area: |
494 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
2,796 lb |
Loaded: |
4,441 lb |
Performance | |
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 |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
None known |