Gladiator Mk. II

Overview

Gladiator Mk. II
Overview
Role	Fighter
Place of Origin	United Kingdom
Designed by	Gloster Aircraft Company, Limited
Designer	Henry Phillip Folland
Designed	1937
Manufacturer(s)	Gloster Aircraft Company, Limited
Unit Cost	£17,300
Primary User	Royal Air Force
Used by	Royal Australia Air force, Belgium Air force, Egyptian Air force , Royal South Africa Air Force, People's Liberation Army Air force , Greek Air Force, Irish Air Corps, Latvian Air Force, Lithuanian Air Force, Royal Norwegian Air Force, Portuguese Air Force , Swedish Air Force, Soviet Air Forces , Finnish Air Force, and the French Air Force.
Wars	World War II
Designations
Prototype Designation	S.S.37
Company Designation	S.S.37
Other Specifications
Crew	1
Dimensions & Construction
Weight	2206 kg
Length	8.36 m
Wingspan	9.83 m
Wing Area	30m²
Height	3.53 m
Powerplant & Parts
Powerplant	Bristol-board Mercury IX, R9, air-cooled, 825hp
Performance
Operational Range	radius: 10,200 m
Service Ceiling	10,200 m
Rate of Climb	11.7m/s

The Gladiator Mk. II is a British biplane developed in the late 1930s.

Outfitting

Skis

The exported Gladiator models to Finland were later modified to equip skis during the Winter War.

Variants

Gladiator Mk. I Gladiator Mk. II Sea Gladiator Mk. I (Interim Conversion) Sea Gladiator Mk. I

Flag of the United Kingdom British Aircraft of WWII

Biplanes
Propeller Propulsion
Fighters	Carrier Fighter	Nimrod • Sea Gladiator
	Fighter	Fantôme • Firefly II • Fox • Fury • G.4/31 (Fairey) • G.4/31 (Parnall) • Gauntlet • Gladiator (F.Mk.I • F.Mk.II) • Kangourou • Nighthawk
Bombers	Carrier Dive Bomber	Albacore • Swordfish
	Dive Bomber	[[]]
	Light Bomber	Gordon • Hind
Utility	Reconnaissance	Fairey S.9/30 • Seafox • Seal • Sea Otter • Walrus
	Utility	Sea Otter

Monoplanes
Propeller Propulsion
Fighters	Carrier Fighter	Attacker • Firefly • Fulmar • Roc • Seafang (F.31 • F.32) • Seafire • Sea Fury • Sea Hurricane • Skua
	Fighter	Hotspur • Hurricane • Spiteful • Spitfire (Mk 22) • Tempest • Tornado • Type 224 • Typhoon
	Heavy Fighter	P.1005 • Whirlwind (Mk.I • Mk.II)
	Carrier Strike Fighter	Firebrand (T.F.Mk.IV) • Firecrest
Surface Attack	Carrier Dive Bomber	Barracuda • Skua • Spearfish • Type 322
	Dive Bomber	Henley (Mk.I • Mk.II)
Bombers	Light Bomber	Battle • Blenheim • Boston • Mosquito • P.1005
	Carrier Light Bomber	P.4/34 (Fairey)
	Medium Bomber	Buckingham • Hampden • Ventura • Wellington • Whitley
	Heavy Bomber	Halifax • Hendon • Lancaster • Manchester • Stirling • Type 317 • Type 318 • Type-C
	High-Speed Bomber	P.1005
	Maritime Bomber	[[]]
	Torpedo Bomber	Barracuda • Beaufort
Utility	Reconnaissance	[[]]
	Target Tug or Drones	Henley TT Mk.III
	Trainers	Primer
	Transport	[[]]
	Utility	[[]]
Jet Propulsion
Fighters	Fighter	Meteor (F.1 • F.2 • F.3 • F.4)
	Interceptor	[[]]
	Night Fighter	[[]]
Ground Attack	Dive Bomber	[[]]
	Ground Attacker	[[]]
Bombers	Light Bomber	[[]]
	Medium Bomber	[[]]
	Long-Range Bomber	[[]]
Utility	Glider	[[]]
	Guided Missile	[[]]
	Reconnaissance	[[]]
	Trainer	[[]]
Rocket Propulsion
Fighters	Fighter	[[]]
	Interceptor	[[]]
Bombers	Long-Range Bomber	[[]]
Utility	Glider	[[]]