SW - Gloster F.5/34

There were three figter airplanes developed in Britain in 30's in the same request and the same specification. Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane became the two of the most famous airplanes of WW2 and now are good known by aircraft fans all around the world. The third plane was designed by H.P.Folland in the Gloster company and its conception was based on its succesful fighter constructed before, the biplane Gladiator. The type was moved by Mercury IX engine and armed by eight of Browning 7.7mm aircraft guns. The first prototype was flying in the December of 1937 and the second one on the spring of 1938. In that time Hurricanes were already sent to RAF units and Spitfires started to be produced, so Air Ministry decided that there's no need for a next type, so the project was canceled, the airplane didn't even get neither fabric assignment nor any nickname and were almost forgotten.