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Line drawing: Gloster IV racing seaplane 1

Catalogue reference: PA1716/7/1/13/5

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PA1716/7/1/13/5
Title
Line drawing: Gloster IV racing seaplane 1
Date
1927
Description

The Gloster IV was a racing seaplane especially deveolped for the RAF High Speed Flight to use in the Schnieder Trophy contests. Said to be the cleanest biplanes ever built, Gloster IVB achieved a speed of 295 mph from a 885 hp Napier Lion engine. it was flown in the 1927 contest in Venice. Three machines were used for research and training for later contests

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Coventry Archives & Research Centre
Language
English
Physical description
1 Item
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/90b6e4a1-67ff-4c4a-94ff-1ce2f9b7e20b/

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Line drawing: Gloster IV racing seaplane 1