Gloster Gauntlet
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The British Gloster Gauntlet was a single-seat biplane fighter of the RAF designed and built by Gloster Aircraft in the 1930s. It was the last RAF fighter to have an open cockpit and the penultimate biplane fighter in service.

has been flying the WW2 Gloster Gauntlet bi-plane in air shows for more than a decade.1
Gloster Gauntlet in Kauhava * Gloster Gauntlet OH-XGT Cockpit from left * 2
* Gloster Gauntlet K5358 17 Squadron, RAF at Royal Air Force Station Kenley in 1937 * Gloster Gauntlet II, K7810 213 Squadron, RAF at Royal 3
* Gloster Gauntlet, a British biplane in active service in the 1930s and 1940s * SA-15 Gauntlet, Soviet surface-to-air missile 4
2010, 04:54 AM This is the 48 scale Aeroclub Gloster Gauntlet in 74 Squadron Tigger markings Not too bad by by my low standards but all the rigging on the starboard side is 5
Die Gloster Gauntlet („Fehdehandschuh“) war ein britisches Jagdflugzeug.6
Gloster Gauntlet "in Finnish Service" (1:72 Scale Plastic Kit) Ref: AZ7222 Gloster Gauntlet "in Finnish Service" (1:72 Scale Plastic Kit) 7
Gloster Gauntlet (Aeroclub) 111 Sqdn RAF Northolt in 1936/38.8

Made by Gloster Aircraft Company.

Gloster Gauntlet is the predecessor of the Gloster Gladiator.

Gloster Gauntlet I aircraft of 19 Sqn RAF Gloster Gauntlet I aircraft of 19 Sqn RAF Gloster Gauntlet I aircraft of 19 Squadron, 1935 Hawker 9
Gloster Gauntlet II was visiting at Kymi in July 1997. Gloster Gauntlet II Gloster Gauntlet II Gloster Gauntlets cocpit Gloster Gauntlet is englishbuild fighterplane.10
Gloster Gauntlet “Munich Crisis £18.40 AZM72022 Gloster Gauntlet in Finnish £18.11
Le Gloster Gauntlet est un avion militaire de l'entre-deux-guerres.12
replaced with the Gloster Gauntlet single seat aircraft. In February 1939 exchanged their Gauntlet aircraft for the Supermarine Spitfire.13
The British Gloster Gauntlet was a single-seat, biplane fighter of the RAF designed and built by Gloster Aircraft in the 1930s.14
This detailed kit from AZ Model of the Gloster Gauntlet contains some resin and photo-etched parts and includes markings for the following aircraft: 19 Squadron RAF, Duxford, 1936.15
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Denmark
Finland
Height Main
312.42
Height Alt
3.13 m
Length Alt
8.05 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
* List of aircraft of the RAF
Range Main
400.0
Loaded Weight Main
3970.0
Max Speed Alt
13800.0
Type Of Prop
9
Crew
1
Loading Main
13
Power/mass Main
583.2
Developed From
Gloster S.S.19B
Power/mass Alt
266
Max Speed Main
200
Similar Aircraft
* Avia B-534* Blériot-SPAD S.510* Bristol Bulldog* Hawker Fury* Kawasaki Ki-10
Ceiling Main
33500.0
Number Built
246
Successor
Gloster Gladiator
Max Speed More
at 15
800 ft
Loaded Weight Alt
1805.0
Area Main
315.0
Primary user
Royal Air Force
Span Alt
10.0 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
481.0
Engine(prop)
Bristol Mercury VI S2
Manufacturer
Gloster Aircraft Company
Number Of Props
1
Production End Year
1936
Climb Rate Main
2300.0
More Performance
540.0
Production Start Year
1933
Guns
Two x 0.303 in Vickers machine guns
Climb Rate Alt
11.7 m-s
Variants With Their Own Articles
Gloster Gladiator
Length Main
805.1800000000001
Span Main
32
Area Alt
29.3 m²
Range Alt
27600.0
Power Main
645 hp
Related
*Gloster Gladiator
Empty Weight Main
2770.0
Ceiling Alt
10
210 m
Category
British fighter aircraft 1930-1939
Gloster aircraft
Produced
1933
Empty Weight Alt
1259.0
Loading Alt
62

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