buffnut453
Captain
Huh? There is no Gladiator. If there's no Gladiator, you can't have a Sea Gladiator. That's the whole point of the thread...if there's no Sea Gladiator, what would the FAA have used.
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No, the Sea Gladiator would have entered service in 1937 and there would have been lots more of them.
No, you missed the memo back in post #60Huh? There is no Gladiator. If there's no Gladiator, you can't have a Sea Gladiator. That's the whole point of the thread...if there's no Sea Gladiator, what would the FAA have used.
Yes, the RAF's Gloster Gladiator exists. The only change is that the FAA doesn't get a version. Either the AM doesn't allow it or the FAA doesn't want it. I'd like to think the latter, that the FAA decided to hold out for something better than another fixed wheel biplane to replace the Nimrod.
No, you missed the memo back in post #60
If the RAF hadn't bought the Gladiator, the FAA would have bought it as the Sea Gladiator. So service intro 1937, just like the A5M.I'm clearly not tracking the twists in this thread. Kevin J said "The Sea Gladiator would have entered service in 1937 and there would have been lots more of them." I thought the whole point was that there was no Sea Gladiator. I'll admit I missed the bit about the Gladiator still being in service...but that doesn't explain Kevin J's comment.
I think I'll go and lie down in a corner.
The supposition (criteria) here is that the AM and RAF are dead set against the FAA getting gladiators for whatever reason.If the RAF hadn't bought the Gladiator, the FAA would have bought it as the Sea Gladiator. So service intro 1937, just like the A5M.
Exactly. That was a creative workaround attempt though.The supposition (criteria) here is that the AM and RAF are dead set against the FAA getting gladiators for whatever reason.
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My vote is Gloster Goshawk. It's made for hunting over water.A carrier version of the F.5/34?
The RN/FAA could call it the Gloster Gyrfalcon (yes, I know it's not a seabird, but Gull, Guillemot aren't as scary, and Gannet should be kept aside for a dive bomber or an ASW aircraft)
I'm sorry but Gloster Ganymede is clearly the best choice. It's such a pretty plane.
Well, there is the Bristol Racer...All the usual suspects by Glister, Vickers and Bristol are not going to be available till mid 1940 at the earliest.
Nice link. It lead to an article on the best built plane ever. Good stuff.Well, there's the Avro Arrow of the 1930s, the Gregor FDB-1:
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The Gregor, if made a few years earlier would have been one of the best biplane fighters of them all.Well, there's the Avro Arrow of the 1930s, the Gregor FDB-1:
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Cancelled: The Gregor FDB-1 | Military Aviation | Air & Space Magazine
That really is a sweet looking airplane.The Gregor, if made a few years earlier would have been one of the best biplane fighters of them all.
The undercarriage looks like it would violate Leroy Grumman's US patent.That really is a sweet looking airplane.
I agree.Has to be the Vickers Venom. Fits the lifts, carries 8 guns. Better performance than a Sea Gladiator and excellent landing qualities suitable for carriers.
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