| Gloster Grouse | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Experimental Aircraft, Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Gloster Aircraft Company |
| Designer | H.P.Folland |
| First flight | 1923 |
| Introduction | 1924 |
| Status | retired |
| Primary user | Swedish Air Force |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed from | Gloster Sparrowhawk |
| Variants | Gloster Grebe |
The Gloster Grouse was a British biplane of the 1920s developed by the Gloster Aircraft Company. Often referred to as the prototype to the Gloster Grebe,[1] the Grouse originally built as an experimental aircraft and then later developed as a trainer.[2] Despite its compact design and maneuverability, the Grouse was not in itself a commercial success, although it formed the basis for the Gloster Grebe and Gamecock fighters which were used by Britain's Royal Air Force into the 1930s.
- ^ Department of computer science, University of Western Ontario. "Gloster Grouse". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ^ Taylor, Michael J.H.; Bill Gunston (1980). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Vol. 1. Grolier Educational Corporation. p. 583.