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Variants
SS.37 Prototype, powered by
Mercury VIS
Gladiator Mk I Enclosed
cockpit, four browning belt-fed 7.7mm machine guns, powered Mercury IX
(378 built)
Gladiator Mk II Built with
North African theatre in mind, it had a sand/dust filter, a partially automatic
boost control carburetor, an electric starter, a desert survival kit and
improved instrumentation. Further changes included the Mercury VIIIA radial
(270 built)
Sea Gladiator (Interim) Based
on the Gloster Gladiator Mk II, but with naval instruments, radio and an
arrester hook
(38 built)
Sea Gladiator Mk I Based on
the Gladiator Mk II, but with an arrester hook and provisions to be launched
by catapult. Other changes include a fuel capacity of 83 Imp gal (99.7
US gal; 377,3 liters), empty weight of 3,554 lb (1.612 kg), max take-off
weight of 5,020 lb (2.277 kg), max level speed of 253 mph (407 km/h) at
14,600 ft (4.450 m), climb to 10,000 ft (3.050 m) in 4 minutes 45 seconds,
and a service ceiling of 32,300 ft (9.845 m). (60 built)
Note: 186 Gladiators of both Mks were exported
before the war.
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