The Gloster F.9-37, also known as the Gloster G.39, was a British twin-engine design from the Gloster Aircraft Company for a cannon armed heavy fighter to serve with the Royal Air Force, planned before the Second World War.
The F.9-37 was rejected in favour of other designs.
Two aircraft were built.
Specifications
Crew
1
Length
37 ft 0.5 in (11.290 m)
Wingspan
50 ft 0.5 in (15.253 m)
Height
11 ft 7 in (3.53 m)
Wing area
386 sq ft (35.9 m2)
Empty weight
8,828 lb (4,004 kg)
Gross weight
11,615 lb (5,268 kg)
Powerplant
2 × Bristol Taurus T-S(a) 14-cylinder air-cooled sleeve-valve radial piston engines, 1,000 hp (750 kW) each
Propellers
3-bladed Rotol, 10 ft (3.0 m) diameter variable pitch metal propellers
