Gloster Gladiator is a British fighter constructed at the Gloster Aircraft Company. The prototype was created in 1934. It was powered by a 645 HP Bristol Mercury VIS engine. Gloster Gladiator Mk I had a 8382 mm long fuselage, which consisted of four numbered sections. The first of these included the engine bed. The second front fuselage, the third - the rear fuselage, and the fourth - tail. The arrangement of instrumentation and equipment inside the truss was marked with letters or numbered from one to eight fuselage partitions corresponding to the distances between the frames. Clearly straight main panels with a span of 9845 mm were built around two Hawker steel girders. The upper and lower supports of the girders were made of rolled octagonal elements, and the wavy lining provided strong points for attaching four aerodynamically profiled transverse struts. Such wing structure was finished with light alloy ribs, stringers and steel and duralumin spreader bars.
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In this publication, you will get detailed drawings of several scales. Such information might come in handy if you would like to have more external features on your model, or maybe just to check the size of your biplane. [...] Overall, we get a decent book which will be valuable for aircraft builders who plan to start a Gladiator project. * DetailScaleView *
'Another excellent booklet from Kagero ideal for both the model-maker and aviation enthusiast. * Scale Military Modelling International Magazine *
The usual Topdrawings treatment is afforded the 'Glad', with a brief text introduction in English and Polish. * Scale Aviation Modeller International *



Book Information
ISBN 9788366148864
Author Marek Rys
Format Paperback
Page Count 24
Imprint Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza
Publisher Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza