Gloster Gamecock

The Gloster Gamecock was a biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force a development of the Mk III Grebe that first flew in February 1925. It differed from the Grebe primarily by way of its Bristol Jupiter engine which replaced the unreliable Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar. Other changes included improved ailerons refined fuselage contours and internally mounted machine guns.

Bristol Bulldog, as well as the Gloster Gamecock and Boulton Paul Sidestrand. It was also found in prototypes around the world, from Japan to Sweden.1
Source: "The Gloster Gamecock" by Francis K.Mason, Profile Publications Ltd, No.2
fighter in RAF service was the Gloster Gamecock, which could only reach 153 mph. Even the upcoming Bulldog would be slower than this new bomber.3
1/32 Gloster Gamecock from the Montex resin kit by Tim Upton-Smith Here a selection from the biggest modeling event of the year: DSCN5050.4
FS2004/FSX Gloster Gamecock fighter The Gamecock was an improved Grebe single-seat fighter to Specification 37/23 and intended to be powered by the 425hp Jupiter VI nine-cylinder radial engine.5
Here is the Towner Gloster Gamecock and my first attempt at 'stitching' scans together. Apologies to both Planeman and Aeromeddeler whose instructions I have followed so imperfectly.6
aircraft evolved into the Gloster Gamecock, and both of those aircraft became the staple of the RAF throughout the 1920s.7

Made by Gloster Aircraft Company.

It is the successor of the Gloster Grebe .

The Gloster Gamecock was a biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force, a development of the Mk III Grebe, that first flew in February 8
replaced in part by the Gloster Gamecock which was in essence a developed Grebe, (Gloster fighter design, from Nighthawk to Gloster Gladiator was essentially evolutionary).9
Book: Gloster Gamecock and Grebe by Tim Kershaw (Paperback, 2010)Describes the design, development and deployment of the Gloster Grebe and Gamecock aircraft, and the many variants and prototypes derived from them.10
Gloster Gamecock Paint Pack FS9 & FSX Authentic repaints for A.F.11
The Gloster Gamecock icon War Birds; Diary of an Unknown Aviator icon Tiger Squadron: The Story of 74 Squadron, R. A. F.12
Gloster Gamecock II, GA-58, Finnish Aviation Museum 131 Hits Gloster Gamecock II - Click here for a bigger picture and more information Photographer: 13
More Users
Finnish Air Force
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
2.94 m
Predecessor
Gloster Grebe
Length Alt
5.99 m
Power Alt
317.0
Lists
*List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
Range Main
365 mi
Loaded Weight Main
2860.0
Max Speed Alt
135
Type Of Prop
9
Loading Main
11
Power/mass Main
540.0
Developed From
Gloster Grebe
Climb Rate More
at 1
000 ft
Power/mass Alt
Height Main
294.64
Max Speed Main
155 mph
Ceiling Main
22100.0
Number Built
108
Crew
one
pilot
Max Speed More
8700.0
Loaded Weight Alt
1297.0
Area Main
264.0
Primary user
Royal Air Force
Span Alt
9.07 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Bristol Jupiter
Manufacturer
Gloster Aircraft Company
Status
Retired from service
First Flight
February 1925
Climb Rate Main
7066.0
More Performance
9456.0
Number Of Props
1
Guns
2
Climb Rate Alt
36 m-s
Length Main
599.44
Span Main
29
Area Alt
24.52 m²
Range Alt
316
Power Main
425 hp
Related
*Gloster Grebe
Empty Weight Main
1930.0
Ceiling Alt
6
735 m
Category
British fighter aircraft 1920-1929
Gloster aircraft
Empty Weight Alt
875.0
Loading Alt
53

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