- Gloster Gamecock
infobox Aircraft
name = Gamecock
type = Fighter aircraft
manufacturer =Gloster
caption = Gloster Gamecock operated by theFinnish Air Force
designer =
first flight = February 1925
introduced =
retired =
produced =
number built =108
status = Retired from service
unit cost =
primary user =Royal Air Force
more users =Finnish Air Force
developed from =Gloster Grebe
variants with their own articles = The Gloster Gamecock was abiplane fighter of theRoyal Air Force , a development of the Mk III Grebe, that first flew in February 1925. It differed from the Grebe primarily by way of itsBristol Jupiter engine, which replaced the unreliableArmstrong Siddeley Jaguar . Other changes included improvedaileron s, refined fuselage contours, and internally mounted machine guns.The Gamecock had a fairly short RAF service life, partly because of its high accident rate - of the 90 operated by the RAF, 22 were lost in landing or spin accidents. These faults were remedied in the Mk. II version, by means of a longer upper wing and a modified tail unit.
Variants
* Gamecock Mk I : Single-seat fighter aircraft for the RAF. 90 built. James 1971, p.350.]
* Gamecock Mk II : Single-seat fighter aircraft with revised wing and tail. One new built for RAF with another Mk I converted to Mk II standard. James 1971, p.119.] Three were three exported toFinland in 1928, with a further 15 built under licence in Finland from 1929-1930 as the "Kukko". James 1971, p.121-122.]
* Gamecock Mk III : One RAF Gamecock Mk II modified with lengthened fuselage for spin trials. James 1971, p.118.]Operators
;FIN
*Finnish Air Force ;UK
*Royal Air Force
**No. 3 Squadron RAF
**No. 17 Squadron RAF
**No. 19 Squadron RAF
**No. 23 Squadron RAF
**No. 32 Squadron RAF
**No. 43 Squadron RAF
** No. 2 Flying Training School
** No. 3 Flying Training School
**Central Flying School RAF
** RAF College,Cranwell
** Home Communications Flightpecifications (Mk. I)
aircraft specifications
plane or copter?= plane
jet or prop?= prop
ref=The Era-Ending Gamecock Green and Swanborough 1983, p.7.]
crew= one, pilot
capacity=
length main= 19 ft 8 in
length alt= 5.99 m
span main= 29 ft 9½ in
span alt= 9.07 m
height main= 9 ft 8 in
height alt= 2.94 m
area main= 264 ft²
area alt= 24.52 m²
airfoil=
empty weight main= 1,930 lb
empty weight alt= 875 kg
loaded weight main= 2,860 lb
loaded weight alt= 1,297 kg
useful load main=
useful load alt=
max takeoff weight main=
max takeoff weight alt=
more general=
engine (prop)= Bristol Jupiter VI
type of prop= 9-cylinder radial
number of props=1
power main= 425 hp
power alt= 317 kW
power original=
max speed main= 155 mph Thetford 1957, p.223.]
max speed alt= 135 knots, 250 km/h
max speed more= at 5,000 ft (1520 m), 145 mph (126 knots, 233 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m)
cruise speed main=
cruise speed alt=
never exceed speed main=
never exceed speed alt=
stall speed main=
stall speed alt=
range main= 365 mi Taylor 1989, p.421.]
range alt= 316 NM, 587 km
ceiling main= 22,100 ft
ceiling alt= 6,735 m
climb rate main= 7,066 ft/min
climb rate alt= 36 m/s
climb rate more= at 1,000 ft (305 m)
loading main= 10.8 lb/ft²
loading alt= 52.9 kg/m²
power/mass main= 0.15 hp/lb
power/mass alt= 0.24 kW/kg
more performance=
*Climb to 10,000 ft (3050 m): 7.6 min
* Endurance: 2.5 hours
guns= 2×0.303 inch (7.7mm)Vickers machine gun s
avionics=ee also
aircontent
related=*Gloster Grebe
similar=
lists=*List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force References
Notes
Bibliography
* Green, William and Swanborough, Gordon. "The Era-Ending Gamecock". "
Air Enthusiast ", Number 21, April-July 1983.Bromley, Kent:Pilot Press. p. 1-8, 58-62. ISSN 0143-5450.
* James, Derek N. "Gloster Aircraft since 1917." London: Putnam, 1971. ISBN 0 370 00084 6.
* James, Derek N. "Gloster Aircraft since 1917." London: Putnam and Company Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-807-0.
* Taylor, M.J.H. (editor) "Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation". London:Bracken, 1989. ISBN 1 85170 324 1.
* Thetford, Owen. "Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1918-57". London:Putnam, First edition 1957.
* [http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=322 British Aircraft Directory accessed 21st February 2008]External links
* [http://avia.russian.ee/air/england/gloster_gamecock.php Virtual Aircraft Museum]
* [http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac6/Gloster%20Gamecock%20J8033.html Ed Coates collection]
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