Gloster Nightjar

what is it?

The Nightjar was a British carrier-based fighter aircraft of the early 1920s. It was a modification of the earlier Nieuport Nighthawk fighter produced by Gloster after the Nieuport & General company, which designed the Nighthawk, closed down. Twenty-two were converted, serving with the British Royal Air Force from 1922 to 1924.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 8.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 193 km/htop speed
• size 982 kgmax take-off weight
• built 22made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 105 years ago, in 1921.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1921

introduced

1922

retired

1924

status

retired

number built

22

role

fighter

engines

1× Bentley BR2

crew

1

length

5.8 m

wingspan

8.5 m

height

2.9 m

max take-off weight

982 kg

top speed

193 km/h

range

—

ceiling

5,791 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.