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Gloster E.28-39 - airplanes
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The Gloster E.28-39 (also referred to as the Gloster Whittle Gloster Pioneer or Gloster G.40) was the first British jet-engined aircraft to fly. Developed to test the new Whittle jet engine in flight the test results would influence the development of an operational fighter the Gloster Meteor.
Made by Gloster Aircraft Company.
Height Main
269.24
Designer
George Carter (engineer)
Engine(jet)
Power Jets W.1
Length Alt
7.74 m
Thrust Main
860
Jet Or Prop
jet
Lists
List of jet aircraft of World War II
Range Main
410 mi
Loaded Weight Main
3748.0
Height Alt
2.70 m
More General
81 gallons
Endurance
3360.0
Max Speed Main
338 mph
See Also
* Heinkel He 178 - world's first turbojet aircraft.* Heinkel He 280 - first turbojet-powered fighter design* Messerschmitt Me 262 - world's first operational jet fighter.* Gloster Meteor - first British jet fighter to see combat in the Second World War.* Bell P-59A - first US jet fighter design* P-80 Shooting Star - first US operational jet-fighter aircraft.* Gloster E.1-44 - Gloster's third jet design to fly
Airfoil
G.W.2-section
Ceiling Main
32000.0
Number Built
2
Crew
One
Thrust/weight
Max Speed More
at 10
000 ft
Thrust Alt
3.8
Loaded Weight Alt
1700.0
Area Main
146.0
Primary user
Span Alt
8.84 m
Plane Or Copter?
Manufacturer
First Flight
15
Number Of Jets
1
Climb Rate Main
1063.0
Type of jet
Guns
None fitted but provision for four 0.303 in Browning machine guns
Climb Rate Alt
5.9 m-s
Length Main
772.16
Span Main
883.92
Area Alt
13.6 m²
Range Alt
656.0
Max Speed Alt
544.0
Empty Weight Main
2886.0
Ceiling Alt
9
755 m
Empty Weight Alt
1309.0
Category