The Gloster Gamecock was a single-seat biplane fighter developed from the Grebe to Air Ministry Specification 37/23, with a Bristol Jupiter radial engine replacing the unreliable Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar and machine guns moved inside the fuselage. The prototype first flew on 22 February 1925 and 30 production aircraft were ordered that September. The Gamecock entered service in 1926, was loved for its agility and air show aerobatics, but crashed often; 22 of the 90 RAF aircraft were lost in landing or spin accidents. Finland built the improved Mark II under licence as the Kukko, flew it in the Winter War and kept the last one until 1944.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
Exemplifies
Source Gloster Gamecock (Wikipedia)
Of Make
Source Gloster Gamecock (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Gloster Gamecock (Wikipedia)
Lead, first flight of the prototype
The prototype Gamecock performed its maiden flight on 22 February 1925.
Lead, aircraft
The Gloster Gamecock was a biplane fighter
Specifications, powerplant
Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Jupiter VI nine-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 425 hp (317 kW)
Operational history, last Finnish example
at which point the last example was scrapped
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 155 mph (249 km/h, 135 kn) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m)
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 1,930 lb (875 kg)
Lead and development, maker
The Gloster Gamecock was a biplane fighter designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Gloster.
Lead, British aircraft
designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Gloster
In Group: Propeller-Driven Fighters, Lead, aircraft role
The Gloster Gamecock was a biplane fighter
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