GLOSTER GAMECOCK
The last wooden biplane fighter in RAF design flew for the first time as a prototype in February 1925. Start to equip the RAF at May 1926. The service life is relatively short-lived, partly caused by abnormally high accident rate. Gamecock II cured some of the shortcomings with their longer-span top wing, a revised vertical tail unit and some other improvements. Also built under license in Finland as Kukko
Type : Fighter
Crew : 1
Powerplant : one 425hp Bristol Jupiter VI 9-cylinder radial
Max Speed : 155mph
Service Ceiling : 22,000ft
Max Range : 365miles
Height/Length/Wing Span : 2.99m/7.67m/9.08m
Armament : 2x7.7mm fixed forward-firing Vickers machine guns
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