Gloster Aircraft

Gloster Mars I 1921 Designed by H. P. Folland, the Mars I or 'Bamel' was a single-seat racing biplane: ... read more ... In 1923 Gloster built a two-seat private-venture research aircraft which became known as the Grouse, ... read more ... Gloster Grebe 1923 Gloster Gannet 1923 read more ... During early 1923 the Mars I was given extensively modified wings, had the fuel and ... read more ... Gloster I 1923 Gloster Gamecock 1924 In July 1924, Gloucestershire Aircraft began work on an improved Grebe single-seat fighter to Specification 37/23 and ... read more ... Two aircraft were ordered for 1924 Schneider Trophy races. read more ... Gloster II 1924 Gloster Gorcock 1925 Gloucestershire Aircraft's first military aircraft of all-metal construction was the third prototype Gorcock single-seat fighter resulting from ... read more ... Built for 1925 Schneider Trophy races. read more ... Gloster III 1925 Gloster Guan 1926 The Guan single-seat high-altitude fighter was intended primarily to test the application of turbo-supercharged engines to fighters, ... read more ... Further development of the Gloster III. Three built. read more ... Gloster IV 1926 Gloster G.22 Goral 1927 One prototype flown in 1927. No production. read more ... Gloster Goring 1927 Gloster Goldfinch 1927 The second all-metal fighter designed by H P Folland, the Goldfinch was ordered in January 1926 ... read more ... During 1926, in which year Gloucestershire Aircraft changed its name to Gloster Aircraft, the company was approached ... read more ... Gloster Gambet 1927 Gloster Gnatsnapper 1928 The Gnatsnapper was designed to the requirements of Specification N.21/26 calling for a single-seat shipboard fighter of ... read more ... The somewhat embarrassing situation caused by the introduction into service of the Fairey Fox day ... read more ... Gloster Gauntlet 1929 Gloster VI 1929 Two built. read more ... One prototype first flown on 23 February 1932. No production. read more ... Gloster TC.33 1932 Gloster FS.36 / TSR.38 1932 One prototype, first flown in April 1932. No production. read more ... An improved version of the high-performance Gauntlet, the Gladiator represented the pinnacle of biplane development in ... read more ... Gloster "Gladiator" 1934 Gloster F.5/34 1937 The last of the Gloster fighter designs created by H P Folland, the single-seat all-metal cantilever ... read more ... Designed by W G Carter to meet the demands of Specification F.9/37 calling for a twin-engined ... read more ... Gloster F.9/37 1939 Gloster G-40 1941 On 12 April 1937 Frank Whittle started the world's first turbojet aircraft engine, developed from ... read more ... The Meteor was designed to meet Specification F.9/40, the first such British specification to be ... read more ... Gloster "Meteor" 1943 Gloster Trent-Meteor 1945 The Gloster Trent-Meteor has a unique place in aviation history as the aircraft which pioneered ... read more ... Late in 1944, Gloster began construction of an all-metal single-seat fighter designed around the RB.41 centrifugal- flow ... read more ... Gloster E.1/44 1948 Gloster Javelin 1951 Designed to meet the requirements of Specification F.4/48 for a two-seat twin-engined all-weather interceptor fighter, the Javelin ... read more ... The increasing performance of combat aircraft in the postwar years saw aircrews subjected to greater and ... read more ... Gloster Meteor (Prone Pilot) 1954