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The Gloster Gannet was a single-seat single-engined light aircraft built by the Gloucestershire Aircraft Company Limited of Cheltenham United Kingdom to compete in the 1923 Lympne Trials. Engine development problems prevented it from taking part.

It was a Gloster Gannet, a single seat naval fighter with eight browning machine guns powered by a Bristol Taurus engine.1

Made by Gloster Aircraft Company.

The Gloster Gannet was a single-seat single-engined light aircraft built by the Gloucestershire Aircraft Company Limited of Cheltenham, United Kingdom, to compete in the 1923 Lympne Trials.2
Empty Weight Lb
330
Wing Area Sqm
10
Designer
Henry Folland
Eng 1 Type
698
Max Speed Mph
72
Eng 1 Kw
5
Span In
Gross Weight Lb
460
Number Built
1
Crew
1
Climb Rate Ftmin
to 4
000 ft 133
Empty Weight Kg
149
Gross Weight Kg
208
Height In
Range Km
225
Climb Rate Ms
1
Manufacturer
Gloster Aircraft Company
Range Miles
140
First Flight
23
Max Speed Kmh
115
Height Ft
6
Span Ft
18
National Origin
United Kingdom
Wing Area Sqft
103
Met Or Eng
eng
Span M
5
Length Ft
16
Height M
2
Eng 1 Hp
7
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
6
Length M
5
Category
British sport aircraft 1920-1929
Gloster aircraft

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