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Gloster Gladiator (historic)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Gloster_Gladiator_(historic)
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
biplane fighter aircraft
gptkbp:armament
4 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns
gptkbp:category
biplanes
single-engined tractor aircraft
1930s British fighter aircraft
gptkbp:crew
1
gptkbp:emptyWeight
3,217 lb (1,459 kg)
gptkbp:engine
gptkb:Bristol_Mercury_IX_radial_engine
gptkbp:enginePower
840 hp (626 kW)
gptkbp:firstFlight
1934
gptkbp:height
11 ft 9 in (3.58 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Gloster Gladiator (historic)
gptkbp:introduced
1937
gptkbp:length
27 ft 5 in (8.36 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:Gloster_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:maximumSpeed
257 mph (414 km/h)
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight
4,594 lb (2,084 kg)
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:defense_of_Malta
last biplane fighter used by the RAF
gptkbp:notableVariant
gptkb:Sea_Gladiator
gptkbp:numberBuilt
747
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:Gloster_Gauntlet
gptkbp:primaryUser
gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
gptkb:Swedish_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Norwegian_Air_Force
gptkb:Chinese_Nationalist_Air_Force
gptkb:Finnish_Air_Force
gptkb:Egyptian_Air_Force
gptkb:Iraqi_Air_Force
gptkb:Belgian_Air_Force
gptkbp:range
444 mi (715 km)
gptkbp:retired
1953
gptkbp:serviceCeiling
32,800 ft (10,000 m)
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Gloster_Meteor
gptkbp:usedInConflict
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkb:Winter_War
gptkb:Norwegian_Campaign
Battle of Britain
gptkbp:wingspan
32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:RAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5