Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the air superiority fighters category.
01 / Overview
Gloster Gladiator
Category
Country
Production
1937–1940
Quantity
747
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
31
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
70
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the air superiority fighters category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- First Flight1934
- Service Entry Year1937
- Crew1
- Primary RoleBiplane fighter aircraft
- GenerationBiplane
- In ServiceYes
◈Powerplant4MOD.4
- Engine TypeBristol Mercury IX
- Engine ModelBristol Mercury VIIIA/VIIIAS
- Number of Engines1
- Internal Fuel460 kg
▣Performance9MOD.9
- Top Speed407.128 km/h
- Cruise Speed337.932 km/h
- Stall Speed95 km/h
- Service Ceiling9,997.44 m
- Ferry Range740 km
- Combat Radius440 km
- Rate of Climb11.684 m/s
- G-Limit8
- Takeoff Run180 m
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length8.23 m
- Wingspan9.83 m
- Height0.229 m
- Wing Area30
- Empty Weight1,459.231 kg
- Loaded Weight1,565 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight2,155 kg
◆Armament7MOD.7
- Hardpoints4
- Weapons Payload600 kg
- Internal Gun; :*Initially: two synchronised .303 in Vickers machine guns in fuselage sides, two .303 in Lewis machine guns; one bene
- Air-to-Air MissilesNo
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableNo
▤Avionics & Stealth8MOD.8
⬢Production3MOD.3
- Total Built747
- Operators17
- Variants2
▲Service History4MOD.4
- Retirement Year1953
- Production Start1934
- Production End1940
- Operational StatusRetired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1937Production started
- 1939First deployment: Winter War
- 1940Production ended
89
years in service
3
years in production
747
units produced
14
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 3 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
GLOSTER GLADIATOR · CONFLICTS SERVED IN33% win·67% loss
Total Conflicts
3
Victories
1
Ongoing
0
Losses
2
1941–1944Continuation WarDecisive victory→1941Anglo-Iraqi WarDecisive victory→1939–1940Winter WarDecisive victory→
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
06 / Operators
Operator Inventory12country · 319units
319active
07 / MASS Score
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS RANKING Air Superiority Fighters · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
298AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS31INTERWAR PERIOD · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS732UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS462PERFORMANCE/PRICE · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theAir Superiority Fighterscategory.
📚 Sources