Gloster Guan Aircraft



Production Details

Design Company:

Gloster Aircraft Company, Cheltenham

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

http://avia.russian.ee/air/england/gloster_guan.html