The Gloster TC.33 was a large four-engined biplane designed for troop carrying and medical evacuation in the early 1930s, and the only four-engined aircraft Gloster ever built. It was built to Air Ministry specification C.16/28, which called for 30 troops to be carried 1,200 miles. The single-bay biplane had four evaporatively cooled Rolls-Royce Kestrel engines in two nacelles, each holding a tractor and pusher pair, and a smooth metal-skinned fuselage with a heated, soundproofed cabin. It first flew on 23 February 1932 and handled pleasantly but took off poorly at full load, so the Air Ministry placed no order and only one was built.
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Top Speed (km/h) Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
Exemplifies
Source Gloster TC.33 (Wikipedia)
Of Make
Source Gloster TC.33 (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Gloster TC.33 (Wikipedia)
Development, first flight
The TC.33 first flew on 23 February 1932.
Lead, aircraft
large four-engined biplane designed for troop carrying and medical evacuation
Lead, only one built
Only one was built.
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 142 mph (227 km/h, 123 kn) at 13,000 ft (4,000 m)
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 18,399 lb (8,346 kg)
Lead and development, maker
The Gloster (previously Gloucestershire) Aircraft Co. began aircraft design and manufacture in 1917.
In Group: Military Transport Aircraft, Lead, aircraft role
designed for troop carrying and medical evacuation
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