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The Gloster F.5-34 was a British fighter of the 1930s. It was a single-seat single-engine monoplane of all-metal cantilever construction; the undercarriage was of the tailwheel type with retractable main units. Produced in competition with other designs to meet a requirement for a fighter aircraft that could operate in the far East it was overtaken by more capable designs and the requirement was abandoned with no aircraft being selected.

Made by Gloster Aircraft Company.

Height Main
309.88
Designer
Henry Folland
Henry Folland and H.E. Preston
Length Alt
9.76 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Loaded Weight Main
5400.0
Height Alt
3.09 m
Type Of Prop
nine-cylinder radial engine
Loading Main
24
Power/mass Main
561.5999999999999
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Power/mass Alt
Max Speed Main
275
Ceiling Main
32500.0
Number Built
2
Crew
1
Max Speed More
at 16
000 ft
Retired
1941
Span Main
1163.32
Area Main
230.0
Span Alt
11.63 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
627.0
Engine(prop)
Bristol Mercury IX
Manufacturer
Status
First Flight
December 1937
Loaded Weight Alt
2449.0
More Performance
660.0
Number Of Props
1
Guns
Eight 0.303-in (7.7-mm) Browning machine guns
Empty Weight Alt
1900.0
Length Main
32.0
Area Alt
21.4 m²
Power Main
840 hp
Max Speed Alt
18960.0
Empty Weight Main
4190.0
Ceiling Alt
9
910 m
Category
Loading Alt
89

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