Gloster F.5/34

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The Gloster F.5/34 was a British single-seat fighter prototype of the late 1930s, designed by the Gloster Aircraft Company as a modern monoplane successor to earlier biplane fighters but never put into production.

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instanceOf fighter aircraft prototype ⓘ
monoplane ⓘ
single-seat fighter ⓘ
aircraftType prototype ⓘ
airframeMaterial metal monocoque fuselage ⓘ
armamentPlanned 8 × 0.303 in Browning machine guns ⓘ
category 1930s British fighter aircraft ⓘ
cancelled military aircraft projects of the United Kingdom ⓘ
cockpitType enclosed cockpit ⓘ
configuration single-seat ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designedFor Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
designer Gloster Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
designPurpose modern monoplane successor to biplane fighters ⓘ
engineCount 1 ⓘ
engineType air-cooled radial piston engine ⓘ
era late 1930s ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1937-12-12 ⓘ
intendedSuccessorOf Gloster Gladiator NERFINISHED ⓘ
length ~27 ft ⓘ
manufacturer Gloster Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
maximumSpeed ~280 mph ⓘ
numberBuilt 2 ⓘ
operatorPlanned Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
powerplant Bristol Mercury IX radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionStatus not put into production ⓘ
propellerType three-bladed variable-pitch propeller ⓘ
reasonNotProduced changing RAF requirements before World War II ⓘ
inferior performance compared to contemporary fighters such as the Hawker Hurricane ⓘ
role fighter ⓘ
serviceCeiling ~30,000 ft ⓘ
status prototype only ⓘ
undercarriageType fixed tailwheel undercarriage ⓘ
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
wingSpan ~36 ft ⓘ

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Gloster Aircraft Company → product → Gloster F.5/34 ⓘ