Gloster TC.33 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Gloster Aircraft Company, Hucclecote

First Flight:

23 February 1932

TC.33:

1 - Gloster Aircraft, Hucclecote

Type Specification

Applies to:

Gloster TC.33

Type:

Four engined bomber transport

Wing:

Two bay biplane with swept, reverse staggered wings. Lower wing has greater span than upper. Centre section of lower wing has anhedral. Metal structure. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

All metal fuselage of circular section mounted beneath the lower wing

Tail Unit:

Braced sesquiplane tailplane with twin fins and rudders

Landing Gear:

Divided type with main wheels beneath the engine nacelles attached by oleo with the radius rod and axle attached to fuselage

Power Plant:

Two 580 hp Rolls-Royce Kestrel IIIS and two 580 hp Rolls Royce Kestrel IIS twelve-cylinder V engine mounted in pusher-puller pairs in engine nacelles between the wings. Each engine has a two bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Pilot, co-pilot and navigator in enclosed cockpit forward of the wing. Front and rear gunners in open cockpits. Up to 30 troops in cabin

Armament:

Two Lewis guns, one in each gun position. 3,600 lb bomb load beneath the centre fuselage

Span:

95 ft 1 in

Length:

80 ft

Height:

25 ft 8 in

Wing Area:

2,493 sq ft

Empty:

18,399 lb

Loaded:

28,884 lb

Max Speed:

141.5 mph at 13,000 ft

Climb:

24.5 min to 10,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

19,100 ft

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