Gloster E.28/39

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gloster Pioneer / G.40 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

Sir Frank Whittle gives scale to his W.1 engine.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gloster Pioneer / G.40 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

Ф.Уиттл благодарит пилота Г.Сэйера после первого полета "Пионера"
Frank Whittle shakes the hand of Gloster test pilot Gerry Sayer after the E.28/39’s maiden flight.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gloster Pioneer / G.40 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

Gloster E.28/39 W4041 getting airborne with wheels already retracting. At this stage the aircraft was fitted with a 1,760lb-thrust W.2/500 turbojet.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gloster Pioneer / G.40 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

This photograph of the modified E.28/39 prototype is dated November 1944 and was probably taken during RAE trials from Farnborough.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gloster Pioneer / G.40 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

Gloster E.28/39 W4041, fitted with additional tailplane fins and a ventral camera, takes off from Farnborough. These modifications were completed in April 1944. Two years later W4041 was acquired by the Science Museum in London, where it may be seen today.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gloster Pioneer / G.40 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

The Wren Oddentification on the facing page was published in The Aeroplane for December 22, 1944.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gloster Pioneer / G.40 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Gloster Pioneer / G.40 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1941