Gloster Goldfinch

Goldfinch

Totals

Prix

80 Capacité de survie

1316 kgPoids

35.7 Dégâts

Speed

781.9 Vitesse

265 km/hVitesse max. au ras du sol

265 km/hVitesse max. à altitude idéale

500 mAltitude optimale

400 km/hVitesse en piqué

41.6 m/sTaux de montée

70 km/hVitesse de décrochage

218.8 km/hVitesse optimale

Mobility

82.6 Contrôlabilité

8.6 sTemps moyen de rotation 360°

100 °/sTaux de roulis

1466.5 Maniabilité

Goldfinch

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Développé début 1926 comme version tout en métal du chasseur Gamecock. Il n'a jamais été mis en service.

Moteur

Rang	Moteur	Puissance du moteur, ch / Poussée	Type	Poids, kg	Prix,
I	Jupiter VII	450	refroidi à l'air	330	890
II	Jupiter IX	480	refroidi à l'air	450	990
II	NAME_MODULE_JUPITER-IX_SPEC_TOP_GOLDFINCH_1	480	refroidi à l'air	450	990

Mitrailleuse synchronisée

Rang	Mitrailleuse	Calibre	Vitesse initiale, m/s	Dégâts	Cadence de tir, coups/min	Poids, kg	Prix,
II	.303 Vickers Mk.I* (S)	7.7	960	19	600	30	1000
II	WEAPON_NAME_G7MM-VICKERS-MK-1ASTERISK-S_SPEC_TOP_GOLDFINCH_1	7.7	960	19	600	30	1000

Cellule d'avion

Rang	Cellule d'avion	Capacité de survie	Poids, kg	Prix,
I	Gamecock	80	926	0
II	NAME_MODULE_GOLDFINCH_PLANER_SPEC_TOP_GOLDFINCH_1	90	940	1300

Armement extérieur

Rang	Bombes	Rayon des dégâts, m	Dégâts	Poids, kg	Prix,
II	20 lb	35	400	10	40

Compatible Equipment

Blindage du cockpit de base

Revêtement renforcé de base

Structure légère des ailes de base

Viseur optique de base

Revêtement poli de base

Compatible Consumables

Aide au contrôle pneumatique de secours

Aide au contrôle pneumatique

Système d'inertage au CO2

Système d'inertage au gaz d'échappement

Trousse médicale d'urgence

Bandages de premiers secours

Système d'extinction des incendies

Extincteur

Système de contrôle secondaire

Système de contrôle d'urgence

Informations Historiques

In January 1926 the Air Ministry funded Gloster Aircraft to produce an all-metal version of their Gamecock for a high altitude fighter role, hence requiring a supercharged engine. The result was the Goldfinch, a single bay biplane with unequal span wings of marked stagger. Unsurprisingly, this aircraft had a strong similarity to the Gamecock and in particular to the Gamecock II with its narrow chord ailerons. Because of the supercharged engine the fuselage was longer forward of the cockpit. The tail also was a little different, the tailplane having rounded trailing tips and the fin, initially at least, was very broad in chord and short in height.

Only one Goldfinch was built but there were two rather different versions. The first build had all-metal wings but a fuselage of mixed metal and wood construction. Both wings and fuselage were fabric covered. The fuselage was then rebuilt entirely of metal, apart from its covering and lengthened. The rebuild also brought a revised fin and rudder, with a narrower, higher fin of simpler overall shape. Throughout, the Goldfinch was powered by a supercharged 450 hp (335 kW) Bristol Jupiter VIIF driving a 9 ft (2.74 m) two bladed fixed pitch propeller.

The Goldfinch first flew in May 1927, and in December it went to RAF Martlesham Heath for trials where it proved fast and high with a rapid climb rate, and generally good manoeverability, although spinning behaviour was substandard. Gloster's submitted it as a contender for Air Ministry specification F.9/26 for an all-metal day-and-night fighter, but it failed to meet the required load and fuel requirements and was eliminated quite early. The Bristol Bulldog was the eventual winner, with the Goldfinch being used for trials at Martlesham Heath until October 1928.

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Sources et Liens Externes

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Goldfinch