Gladiator Mk I

Gladiator Mk I

Family
Gloster Gladiator
Class
Fighter
Produced
378
Changes
First production series with the Mercury IX and a two-blade fixed-pitch propeller. Early aircraft had two Vickers guns in the fuselage and two Lewis guns under the lower wings; later aircraft four Brownings.
Crew
1
Wingspan
9,830 mm
Height
3,581 mm
Wing area
30 m²
Empty weight
1,459 kg
Normal takeoff weight
2,084 kg
Engine
Bristol Mercury IX
Engines
1
Blades
2
Pitch
Fixed
Max speed
407 km/h
Max speed altitude
4,420 m
Service ceiling
9,997 m

Climb time

AltitudeTime, min
3,048 m4.75

Range

Distance, kmFuel
689Internal

Armament

WeaponCountRoundsPositionSynchronized
Browning .303 Mk II2600FuselageTrue
Browning .303 Mk II2400Wing—

Service

24 Feb 1938 – Dec 1939