Fiat CR-42 vs Gloster Gladiator vs de MOSCA » 10 Oct 2009 - 16:41 dans : L'AVIATION DE GUERRE 6 Réponses 2746 Vus Dernier message de Marc_91 13 Oct 2009 - 09:28; Dag Krohn, as norvégien (Gladiator) de alfa1965 » 02 Fév 2016 - 17:18 dans : L'AVIATION DE GUERRE 1 Réponses 705 Vus Dernier message de greg ace 03 Fév 2016 - 09:01
The Gladiator was developed from the Gloster Gauntlet. It first flew in 1934 and entered service in 1937. Even as it was introduced, the design was being eclipsed by the new generation of monoplane fighters. In the North African and Greek theatres, RAF Gladiators achieved some success against the Italian Regia Aeronautica, which was mainly
Fiat CR.42 Falco. The CR.42 Falco (Falcon) was the last of the great biplane fighters entering flight testing in late May 1938. It was a successor of CR.32 that had claimed great success in the Spanish skies during the civil war. The CR.42 was manufactured in larger numbers than any other Italian fighter, remaining in production as late as 1943.
Here is my choice and the reasons why: The CR42, 1. Armaments 2x 12.7mm MGs superior to 4x7.7mmMGs in Gladiator. 2. Top Speed significantly higher, allowed the CR42 to compete with slower Monoplanes such as the Hawker Hurricane and Battle, the 12.7mm MGs also proving more useful vs the aforementioned due to their robust construction. 3. CR42
The Gloster Gladiator was a monster of a biplane, with a lot of power, high top speed, and a huge wingspan. It was the pinnacle of Bi-Plane Warbird tech even if it was quickly outclassed by all the newer monoplane designs. Since I'm looking to go fast, I think I'll start out with an NTM 35-48 1100kv, a 10x8 prop, and 4s.
The Gladiator was almost never built. At first the Gloster company were not interested in the F.7/30 specification, issued in 1930 by the Air Ministry, as they were still heavily involved in producing the Gauntlet, which only reached the RAF in 1933. Eventually, they did put forward the SS.37, basically a modified Gauntlet.
From Wikipedia: Even though slower, with an open cockpit, many units lacking radio, and armed with only a pair of machine guns (a pair of 12.7 mm/.5 in or a combination of former and a 7.7 mm/.303 in Breda-SAFAT), the Falchi could easily outturn the Hurricanes and the Spitfires opposing it and us
Fiat CR.42 se od listopadu 1939 používal nejen v Itálii, ale vyvážel se též do Belgie, která odebrala v období leden až květen 1940 34 stroje. Maďarsko od prosince 1939 do června 1940 odebralo 40 letounů a Švédsko v letech 1940 až 1941 72 CR.42 s motory Bristol Mercury. Po vypuknutí války bojovala letadla nad jižní Francií
Drill .3mm holes at all fastening locations. Roughly measure the length needed and, for 1/48, subtract about 5mm for the interplane rigging and maybe 3mm for the cabane and other shorter needs. CA glue one end, dip the other end in CA and accelerator in the receiving hole, stretch the rigging and insert.
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fiat cr 42 vs gloster gladiator
