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| A further private venture design for the F.7/30 competition,
the Type 133 single-seat fighter featured a forward
fuselage of girder-type construction, a monocoque
rear fuselage and Alclad stressed skinning.
Powered by a Bristol Mercury VIS.2 rated at 620hp for
take-off and carrying an armament of two synchronised
7.7mm Vickers guns in the fuselage and a
Lewis gun of similar calibre mounted above each mainwheel
housing, the Type 133 flew for the first time on 8
June 1934. After completing a considerable amount of
flying, on 8 March 1935 the prototype got into a flat spin
and the engine stopped, the pilot baling out and the aircraft
being destroyed. No further development was
undertaken.
 | A three-view drawing (1280 x 942) |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 2149 kg | 4738 lb |
| Empty weight | 1053 kg | 2321 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 11.89 m | 39 ft 0 in |
| Length | 8.53 m | 28 ft 0 in |
| Height | 2.97 m | 10 ft 9 in |
| Wing area | 22.95 m2 | 247.03 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 418 km/h | 260 mph |
| rbbrlabdvw, e-mail, 30.07.2020 11:04 Muchas gracias. ?Como puedo iniciar sesion? reply | | Rich, e-mail, 29.04.2009 06:22 The Mercury IX 850hp only powered the Gladiator to 257mph. The Mercury VI 620hp powered the type 133 to 260mph. Think what even a Mercury IX could have done for it. How about a Hercules? reply | | Rich, e-mail, 29.04.2009 06:15 W.T. Campbell entered a spin with the undercarriage unintentionally down. Give it a Perseus and the Gloster Gladiator would not be able to compete. reply | | leo rudnicki, e-mail, 15.04.2009 06:38 This aircraft oozes a certain "je ne sais qwhat" Sort of a British Breda 65. The attempt at monocoque probably explains why Sir Sidney built the Hurricane in tube and rag. The prototype accidentally collided with some farm machinery and was re-assembled without a manual. No offence against farm machinery intended. I don't know good from bad but I know terrible. reply |
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