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Gannet

Gloucestershire Aircraft Company · General Aviation · United Kingdom · Interwar (1919–1938)

Gannet — General Aviation
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The Gloster Gannet was a single-seat single-engined light aircraft built by the Gloucestershire Aircraft Company Limited of Cheltenham, United Kingdom, to compete in the 1923 Lympne Trials. Engine development problems prevented it from taking part.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Sub-Category
General Aviation
Domain
Civil
Era
Interwar (1919–1938)
Country
United Kingdom
Manufacturer
Gloucestershire Aircraft Company
Service Entry
1923
Produced
1
Engine
698 cc 2-cylinder inverted V air-cooled Blackburne Tomtit
Thrust / Power
7 hp (5.2 kW)
Length (ft)
16
Wingspan (ft)
18
Empty Weight (lb)
330
MTOW (lb)
460
Range (mi)
140
Max Speed (mph)
72