Gloster Grebe - Specifications (Grebe Mk.II)

Specifications (Grebe Mk.II)

Data from Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1918-57

General characteristics

  • Crew: one, pilot
  • Length: 20 ft 3 in (6.17 m)
  • Wingspan: 29 ft 4 in (8.94 m)
  • Height: 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m)
  • Wing area: 254.0 ft² (23.60 m²)
  • Empty weight: 1,720 lb (780 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 2,614 lb (1,189 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IV 14-cylinder air-cooled two-row radial engine, 400 hp (298 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 132 knots (152 mph, 245 km/h)
  • Service ceiling: 23,000 ft (7,000 m)
  • Wing loading: 10.3 lb/ft² (50.4 kg/m²)
  • Power/mass: 0.15 hp/lb (0.25 kW/kg)
  • Climb to 20,000 ft (6,100 m): 23 minutes
  • Endurance: 2 h 45 min

Armament

  • Guns: 2×0.303 inch (7.7 mm) Vickers machine guns

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