Gloster Gladiator F.Mk.I

Overview

Gloster Gladiator F.Mk.I
Gladiator I with pre-war RAF markings.
General Data
Type	Propeller Biplane
Role	Fighter
Place of Origin	United Kingdom
Designed by	Gloster
Designer	Henry Phillip Folland
Designed	Prior to September 1934
Manufacturer	Gloster
Number Built	747
Operations
First Flight	September 12, 1934
Service	1937 - 1941
Operators	Royal Air Force
Wars	World War II
Crew	1
Designations
Prototype Designation	Gloster SS.37
Development
Developed From	Gloster Gauntlet
Developed Into	Gloster Gladiator F.Mk.II
Armament
Machine Guns	4 x .303 British Browning M1919
Dimensions & Construction
Weight	Empty: 1,148kg Loaded: 2,082kg
Length	8.36m
Height	3.58m
Wing Type	Forwards stagger, strut & wired brace, dihedral on both wings
Wing Span	9.83m
Wing Area	30m²
Equipment
Radio	Yes
Powerplant & Parts
Powerplant Type	Radial, 9-cylinder, air-cooled
Powerplant Model	Bristol Mercury IX
Powerplant Performance	830hp
Propeller Style	Two-blade
Performance
Speed	Maximum: 407km/h @ 4,400m Cruising: 338km/h Stall: 85km/h
Range	"2 hours"
Ceiling	10,000m
Time to Altitude	3,050m: 4.75 min
Rate of Climb	11.7m/s

The Gloster Gladiator F.Mk.I is a British biplane that was developed during the interwar period.

Outfitting

Armament

Initial Gladiator models were equipped with two 7.7x56mm Vickers Machine Guns in the sides of the fuselage, and two 7.7x56mm Lewis Guns, one beneath each lower wing.

Variants

Gloster Sea Gladiator

Flag of the United Kingdom British Aircraft of WWII

Biplanes
Propeller Propulsion
Fighters	Carrier Fighter	Nimrod • Sea Gladiator
	Fighter	Fantôme • Firefly II • Fox • Fury • G.4/31 (Fairey) • G.4/31 (Parnall) • Gauntlet • Gladiator (F.Mk.I • F.Mk.II) • Kangourou • Nighthawk
Bombers	Carrier Dive Bomber	Albacore • Swordfish
	Dive Bomber	[[]]
	Light Bomber	Gordon • Hind
Utility	Reconnaissance	Fairey S.9/30 • Seafox • Seal • Sea Otter • Walrus
	Utility	Sea Otter

Monoplanes
Propeller Propulsion
Fighters	Carrier Fighter	Attacker • Firefly • Fulmar • Roc • Seafang (F.31 • F.32) • Seafire • Sea Fury • Sea Hurricane • Skua
	Fighter	Hotspur • Hurricane • Spiteful • Spitfire (Mk 22) • Tempest • Tornado • Type 224 • Typhoon
	Heavy Fighter	P.1005 • Whirlwind (Mk.I • Mk.II)
	Carrier Strike Fighter	Firebrand (T.F.Mk.IV) • Firecrest
Surface Attack	Carrier Dive Bomber	Barracuda • Skua • Spearfish • Type 322
	Dive Bomber	Henley (Mk.I • Mk.II)
Bombers	Light Bomber	Battle • Blenheim • Boston • Mosquito • P.1005
	Carrier Light Bomber	P.4/34 (Fairey)
	Medium Bomber	Buckingham • Hampden • Ventura • Wellington • Whitley
	Heavy Bomber	Halifax • Hendon • Lancaster • Manchester • Stirling • Type 317 • Type 318 • Type-C
	High-Speed Bomber	P.1005
	Maritime Bomber	[[]]
	Torpedo Bomber	Barracuda • Beaufort
Utility	Reconnaissance	[[]]
	Target Tug or Drones	Henley TT Mk.III
	Trainers	Primer
	Transport	[[]]
	Utility	[[]]
Jet Propulsion
Fighters	Fighter	Meteor (F.1 • F.2 • F.3 • F.4)
	Interceptor	[[]]
	Night Fighter	[[]]
Ground Attack	Dive Bomber	[[]]
	Ground Attacker	[[]]
Bombers	Light Bomber	[[]]
	Medium Bomber	[[]]
	Long-Range Bomber	[[]]
Utility	Glider	[[]]
	Guided Missile	[[]]
	Reconnaissance	[[]]
	Trainer	[[]]
Rocket Propulsion
Fighters	Fighter	[[]]
	Interceptor	[[]]
Bombers	Long-Range Bomber	[[]]
Utility	Glider	[[]]