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The Gloster E.28/39 was the first British jet powered aircraft that was used during World War II. The first of two examples, with serial number W4041/G, was initially flown on 15th May 1941 by Garry Sayer, two years after the first flight of the German Heinkel He 178, which was the first jet aircraft ever made. The aircraft was able to reach speeds of up to 544 km/h.

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  • Gloster E.28/39
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  • The Gloster E.28/39 was the first British jet powered aircraft that was used during World War II. The first of two examples, with serial number W4041/G, was initially flown on 15th May 1941 by Garry Sayer, two years after the first flight of the German Heinkel He 178, which was the first jet aircraft ever made. The aircraft was able to reach speeds of up to 544 km/h.
  • The Gloster E.28/39, (also referred to as the "Gloster Whittle", "Gloster Pioneer", or "Gloster G.40") was the first British jet-engined aircraft to fly. It was designed to test the Whittle jet engine in flight, leading to the development of the Gloster Meteor.
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loaded weight main
  • 3748.0
airfoil
  • G.W.2-section
max speed more
  • at 10,000 ft
Guns
  • None fitted but provision for four 0.303 in Browning machine guns
climb rate main
  • 1063.0
length alt
  • 7.74 m
span main
  • 883.92
Endurance
  • 3360.0
Produced
  • 2(xsd:integer)
thrust alt
  • 3.8 kN
Role
  • Experimental prototype
height alt
  • 2.70 m
primary user
Type
  • Experimental prototype
range alt
  • 656.0
Caption
  • The first E.28/39 prototype
length main
  • 772.16
lengthmet
  • 7.74 m
wingspanmet
  • 8.84 m
ceilingmet
  • 9,755 m
wingareamet
  • 13(xsd:double)
rangemet
  • 660.0
heightmet
  • 2.70 m
maxspeedmet
  • 750.0
powermet
  • 3.8 kN
emptyweightmet
  • 1309.0
dbkwik:aircraft/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
area main
  • 146.0
height main
  • 269.24
span alt
  • 8.84 m
range main
  • 410.0
Manufacturer
max speed main
  • 338.0
thrust/weight
  • 0(xsd:double)
climb rate alt
  • 5.9
ceiling main
  • 32000.0
empty weight main
  • 2886.0
type of jet
  • turbojet
loaded weight alt
  • 1700.0
heighteng
  • 269.24
numberengines
  • 1(xsd:integer)
maxspeedeng
  • 466.0
wingareaeng
  • 146(xsd:integer)
rateofclimbeng
  • 1363.0
maxtakeoffweighteng
  • 3748.0
wingspaneng
  • 883.92
emptyweighteng
  • 2886.0
ceilingeng
  • 32000.0
powereng
  • 860(xsd:integer)
lengtheng
  • 772.16
rangeeng
  • 410.0
1stflightdate
  • 1941-05-15(xsd:date)
area alt
  • 13.6
First Flight
  • 1941-05-15(xsd:date)
Passengers
  • None
engine (jet)
max speed alt
  • 544.0
jet or prop?
  • jet
empty weight alt
  • 1309.0
thrust main
  • 860(xsd:integer)
number of jets
  • 1(xsd:integer)
Engine
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 9,755 m
Crew
  • 1(xsd:integer)
  • One
Number Built
  • 2(xsd:integer)
Designer
more general
  • Fuel capacity: 81 gallons
maxtakeoffweightmet
  • 1700.0
rateofclimbmet
  • 6.9
abstract
  • The Gloster E.28/39 was the first British jet powered aircraft that was used during World War II. The first of two examples, with serial number W4041/G, was initially flown on 15th May 1941 by Garry Sayer, two years after the first flight of the German Heinkel He 178, which was the first jet aircraft ever made. The aircraft was able to reach speeds of up to 544 km/h.
  • The Gloster E.28/39, (also referred to as the "Gloster Whittle", "Gloster Pioneer", or "Gloster G.40") was the first British jet-engined aircraft to fly. It was designed to test the Whittle jet engine in flight, leading to the development of the Gloster Meteor.
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