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Type: Gladiator: Single-Seat fighter Sea Gladiator: Single-Seat carrier based fighter Origin: Gloster Models: S.S. 37 Mk. I & II, Sea Gladiator First Flight: Prototype: March 10, 1936 Gladiator Mk. I: June 1936 Sea Gladiator: 1938 Final Delivery: April 1940 Number Produced: Gladiators for RAF: 480 Sea Gladiators: 60 Gladiator for export: 216 for 12 countries Engine: Gladiator Mk. I Model: Bristol Mercury IX or IXS Type: 9-Cylinder air cooled radial Number: One Horsepower: 840 hp Gladiator Mk. II Model: Bristol Mercury VIIIA Type: 9-Cylinder air cooled radial Number: One Horsepower: 840 hp Dimensions: Wing span: 32 ft. 3 in. (9.85m) Length: 27 ft. 5 in. (8.38m) Height: 10 ft. 4 in. (3.17m) Wing Surface Area: N/A Weights: Empty: Gladiator: 3,450 lb. (1565 kg) Sea Gladiator: 3,745 lb. Loaded: Gladiator: 4,750 lb. (2155 kg) Sea Gladiator: 5,420 lb. |
Performance: Maximum Speed: Gladiator: 253 mph (407 km/h) Sea Gladiator: 253 mph (407 km/h) Initial Climb: 2,300 ft/min (700 m/min) Service Ceiling: 33,000 ft. (10,060m) Range: Gladiator: 440 miles (708 km) Gladiator: 425 miles Armament: First 71 aircraft: Two .303 in. Vickers in fuselage. Two .303 in. Lewis guns under lower wings. Subsequent aircraft: All machine guns replaced with .303 in. Browning machine guns. Ammunition: 600 rpg for fuselage guns, 400 rpg for wing guns.  |
