Gloster Grebe Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Gloucestershire Aircraft Company, Cheltenham

First Flight:

1923

Grebe I:

4 - Gloucestershire Aircraft Co

Grebe II:

129 - Gloucestershire Aircraft Co

Type Specification

Applies to:

Gloster Grebe II

Type:

Single seat fighter

Wing:

Single bay, staggered, unequal span biplane. Wooden wing structure, covered with fabric. Ailerons on upper and lower wings

Fuselage:

Wooden fuselage mounted on lower wing, covered with fabric

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane and fin with unbalanced control surfaces

Landing Gear:

Cross axle type on main leg and radius rod. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 400 hp Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IV fourteen cylinder air cooled radial.

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in open cockpit aft of upper wing

Armament:

Two fixed Vickers machine guns on top of front fuselage

Span:

29 ft 4 in

Length:

20 ft 3 in

Height:

9 ft 3 in

Wing Area:

254 sq ft

Empty:

1,695 lb

Loaded:

2,538 lb

Max Speed:

162 mph

Climb:

24 min to 20,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

23,500 ft

Duration:

3 hrs

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