Gloster F.9/37
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| Gloster F.9/37 | |
|---|---|
| Gloster F.9/37 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Heavy fighter |
| Manufacturer | Gloster Aircraft Company |
| Designer | George Carter |
| Primary user | Royal Air Force (intended) |
| Number built | 2 |
| History | |
| First flight | 3 April 1939 |
The Gloster F.9/37, also known as the Gloster G.39, was a British twin-engined design from the Gloster Aircraft Company for a cannon-armed heavy fighter to serve with the Royal Air Force, planned before the Second World War. The F.9/37 was rejected in favour of other designs.
A development of the F.9/37 as a night fighter, for a new Air Ministry Specifications F.29/40 – known unofficially as the Gloster Reaper – was dropped so that Gloster could concentrate on existing work and on the nascent British jet projects.