Gloster Guan Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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First Flight: |
June 1926 |
Guan: |
2 - Gloster Aircraft Company |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Gloster Guan |
Type: |
Experimental high-altitude single seat fighter |
Wing: |
Single bay, staggered, unequal span biplane. Wooden wing structure, covered with fabric. Ailerons on upper and lower wings |
Fuselage: |
Metal fuselage mounted on lower wing, covered with fabric |
Tail Unit: |
Braced tailplane and fin with balanced rudder and unbalanced elevator |
Landing Gear: |
Cross axle type on main leg and radius rod. Tail skid |
Power Plant: |
One 450 hp Napier Lion IV twelve-cylinder liquid-cooled broad-arrow engine with supercharger in the nose driving a two bladed propeller |
Accommodation: |
Single seat for pilot in open cockpit aft of upper wing |
Armament: |
Not carried |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
31 ft 10 in |
Length: |
22 ft |
Height: |
10 ft 2 in |
Wing Area: |
298 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
2,859 lb |
Loaded: |
3,660 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
155 mph at 16,000 ft |
Climb: |
12 min to 20,000 ft |
Service Ceiling: |
31,000 ft |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |