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Gloster Grouse - airplanes
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The Gloster Grouse was a British biplane of the 1920s developed by the Gloster Aircraft Company. Often referred to as the prototype to the Gloster Grebe the Grouse originally built as an experimental aircraft and then later developed as a trainer. Despite its compact design and maneuverability the Grouse was not in itself a commercial success although it formed the basis for the Gloster Grebe and Gamecock fighters which were used by Britain's Royal Air Force into the 1930s.
The Gloster Grebe was developed from the Gloster Grouse (an experimental aircraft later developed as a trainer), and was the Royal Air Force's first post First World War fighter aircraft, entering service in 1923.1
Made by Gloster Aircraft Company.
It is the successor of the Gloster Sparrowhawk ,
Gloster Grouse is the predecessor of the Gloster Grebe.
Jet Or Prop
prop
Designer
Henry Folland
Predecessor
Gloster Sparrowhawk
Length Alt
6.19 m
Power Alt
138.0
Loaded Weight Main
2118.0
Height Alt
2.86 m
Type Of Prop
seven-cylinder air cooled radial engine
Crew
2
Loading Main
lb-ft²
Power/mass Main
hp-lb
Developed From
Gloster Sparrowhawk
Introduced
1924
Power/mass Alt
W-kg
Height Main
287.02
Max Speed Main
120 mph
Similar Aircraft
*Avro 504
Ceiling Main
18000.0
Number Built
1
Successor
Gloster Grebe
Max Speed More
at sea level
Span Main
848.36
Area Main
205.0
Primary user
Span Alt
8.47 m
Plane Or Copter?
Engine(prop)
Armstrong Siddeley Lynx
Manufacturer
Status
First Flight
1923
Loaded Weight Alt
960.0
More Performance
14520.0
Number Of Props
1
Empty Weight Alt
619.0
Variants With Their Own Articles
Gloster Grebe
Length Main
619.76
Area Alt
19.0 m²
Power Main
185 hp
Max Speed Alt
104
Related
*Gloster Sparrowhawk*Gloster Grebe*Gloster Gamecock
Empty Weight Main
1395.0
Ceiling Alt
5
500 m
Category
Loading Alt
kg-m²