Gloster Goldfinch

Goldfinch

Totals

Price

80 Survivability

1316 kgWeight

35.7 Damage

Speed

781.9 Airspeed

265 km/hTop Speed at Sea Level

265 km/hTop Speed at Best Altitude

500 mOptimum Altitude

400 km/hMaximum Dive Speed

41.6 m/sRate of Climb

70 km/hStall Speed

218.8 km/hOptimum Airspeed

Mobility

82.6 Controllability

8.6 sAverage Time to Turn 360 deg

100 °/sRate of Roll

1466.5 Maneuverability

Goldfinch

BulldogDemon

I

0

Developed in early 1926 as an all-metal version of the Gamecock fighter. Never entered service.

Tech Tree

Engine

I

0

EngineJupiter IV

Specifications:
Engine Power, hp	430
Type	air-cooled
Weight, kg	330

Applicability:Gloster Goldfinch

I

Jupiter IV

I

85

EngineJupiter VII

Specifications:
Engine Power, hp	450
Type	air-cooled
Weight, kg	330

Price:
Research cost	85
Purchase price	890

Applicability:Gloster Goldfinch, Bristol Bulldog

I

85

Jupiter VII

II

105

EngineJupiter IX

Specifications:
Engine Power, hp	480
Type	air-cooled
Weight, kg	450

Price:
Research cost	105
Purchase price	990

Applicability:Gloster Goldfinch

II

105

Jupiter IX

II

0

Engine

Specifications:
Engine Power, hp	480
Type	air-cooled
Weight, kg	450

Applicability:Gloster Goldfinch

II

IIBulldog →

Synchronized machine gun

I

0

Machine gun.303 Vickers Mk.I (S)

Specifications:
Caliber	7.7
Muzzle Velocity, m/s	960
Damage	17
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	600
Weight, kg	30

Applicability:Gloster Goldfinch, Bristol Bulldog, Hawker Demon

I

2x.303 Vickers Mk.I (S)

II

100

Machine gun.303 Vickers Mk.I* (S)

Specifications:
Caliber	7.7
Muzzle Velocity, m/s	960
Damage	19
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	600
Weight, kg	30

Price:
Research cost	100
Purchase price	1000

Applicability:Gloster Goldfinch

II

100

2x.303 Vickers Mk.I* (S)

II

0

Machine gun

Specifications:
Caliber	7.7
Muzzle Velocity, m/s	960
Damage	19
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	600
Weight, kg	30

Price:
Purchase price	1000

Applicability:Gloster Goldfinch

II

2x

Airframe

I

0

AirframeGamecock

Specifications:
Survivability	80
Weight, kg	926

Applicability:Gloster Goldfinch

I

Gamecock

II

0

Airframe

Specifications:
Survivability	90
Weight, kg	940

Applicability:Gloster Goldfinch

II

II

100

AirframeGoldfinch

Specifications:
Survivability	90
Weight, kg	940

Price:
Research cost	100
Purchase price	1300

Applicability:Gloster Goldfinch

II

100

Goldfinch

IIDemon →

Outboard weapon

No weapons

II

210

Bombs20 lb

Specifications:
Damage Radius, m	35
Damage	400
Weight, kg	10

Price:
Research cost	210
Purchase price	40

Applicability:Gloster Goldfinch, Hawker Demon

II

210

4x20 lb

II

0

Bombs

Specifications:
Damage Radius, m	35
Damage	400
Weight, kg	10

Price:
Purchase price	40

Applicability:Gloster Goldfinch

II

4x

No weapons

No weapons

No weapons

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Modules

Engine

Tier	Engine	Engine Power, hp / Thrust	Type	Weight, kg	Price,
I	Jupiter VII	450	air-cooled	330	890
II	Jupiter IX	480	air-cooled	450	990
II		480	air-cooled	450	990

Synchronized machine gun

Tier	Machine gun	Caliber	Muzzle Velocity, m/s	Damage	Rate of Fire, rounds/min	Weight, kg	Price,
II	.303 Vickers Mk.I* (S)	7.7	960	19	600	30	1000
II		7.7	960	19	600	30	1000

Airframe

Tier	Airframe	Survivability	Weight, kg	Price,
I	Gamecock	80	926	0
II		90	940	1300

Outboard weapon

Tier	Bombs	Damage Radius, m	Damage	Weight, kg	Price,
II	20 lb	35	400	10	40

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Tied with P-12 for most health
• Tied with Type 91 for best guns

Cons:

• A bit slow
• Average maneuverability

Performance

This plane is one of the better tier 1's. Its abundance of health paired with great guns make it a deadly combo. It's speed can hamper it some but is overcomable. Sort of a good example for the rest of British fighters. Head ons are a good idea and so are boom and zoom tactics.

Early Research

• No real particular order, just get everything

Historical Info

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 and External Links

Sources

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

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