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The Folland Gnat was a small, swept-wing British subsonic jet trainer and light fighter aircraft developed by Folland Aircraft for the Royal Air Force, and flown extensively by the Indian Air Force. The Gnat was designed by W.E.W. Petter as a development of the private venture Folland Midge, and first flew in 1955. Its design allowed its construction without specialised tools by countries not highly industrialised. Although never used as a fighter by the Royal Air Force (RAF), the Gnat T.1 trainer variant was widely used. The Gnat became well known as the aircraft of the RAF's Red Arrows aerobatic team.

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  • Folland Gnat
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  • The Folland Gnat was a small, swept-wing British subsonic jet trainer and light fighter aircraft developed by Folland Aircraft for the Royal Air Force, and flown extensively by the Indian Air Force. The Gnat was designed by W.E.W. Petter as a development of the private venture Folland Midge, and first flew in 1955. Its design allowed its construction without specialised tools by countries not highly industrialised. Although never used as a fighter by the Royal Air Force (RAF), the Gnat T.1 trainer variant was widely used. The Gnat became well known as the aircraft of the RAF's Red Arrows aerobatic team.
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max takeoff weight alt
  • 4100.0
max speed more
  • at 20,000 ft
climb rate main
  • 20000.0
length alt
  • 8.74 m
span main
  • 673.1
thrust alt
  • 20.9 kN
height alt
  • 2.46 m
Introduced
  • 1959(xsd:integer)
primary user
Type
  • Fighter and trainer
range alt
  • 800.0
length main
  • 873.7600000000001
area main
  • 136.6
height main
  • 246.38
span alt
  • 6.73 m
range main
  • 500.0
Manufacturer
max speed main
  • 695.0
climb rate alt
  • 101.6
ceiling main
  • 48000.0
empty weight main
  • 4800.0
type of jet
  • turbojet
Developed From
area alt
  • 12.69
First Flight
  • 1955-07-18(xsd:date)
more users
engine (jet)
  • Bristol Siddeley Orpheus 701-01
max speed alt
  • 1120.0
jet or prop?
  • jet
empty weight alt
  • 2175.0
thrust main
  • 4705(xsd:integer)
number of jets
  • 1(xsd:integer)
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 14,630 m
max takeoff weight main
  • 9040.0
variants with their own articles
Retired
  • 1979(xsd:integer)
Crew
  • 1(xsd:integer)
Armament
  • *2x 30mm ADEN cannons *2x 500 lb bombs or 18x 3 in rockets
Number Built
  • 449(xsd:integer)
Designer
ref
  • The Great Book of Fighters
abstract
  • The Folland Gnat was a small, swept-wing British subsonic jet trainer and light fighter aircraft developed by Folland Aircraft for the Royal Air Force, and flown extensively by the Indian Air Force. The Gnat was designed by W.E.W. Petter as a development of the private venture Folland Midge, and first flew in 1955. Its design allowed its construction without specialised tools by countries not highly industrialised. Although never used as a fighter by the Royal Air Force (RAF), the Gnat T.1 trainer variant was widely used. The Gnat became well known as the aircraft of the RAF's Red Arrows aerobatic team. The Gnat was exported to Finland, Yugoslavia and India. The Indian Air Force became the largest operator and eventually manufactured the aircraft under licence. India then developed the HAL Ajeet, a modified and improved variant.
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