Folland Gnat

The Folland Gnat is a British fighter aircraft. It was also used as a training aircraft. The Folland Gnat is a single-turbojet aircraft. It is completely made of metal. The Gnat was used by RAF's Red Arrows as a team plane. Finland also used it. In India the aircraft company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited built this aircraft as HAL Ajeet.

Folland Gnat.
Red Arrows Folland Gnat.
Role	Training and fighter aircraft.
National origin	UK.
Manufacturer	Folland
First flight	1954
Introduction	1958
Status	Out of order
Primary user	Royal Air Force
Produced	Out of production.
Number built	450 examples.

Folland Gnat Media

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  The Folland Gnat prototype, serial number G-39-2, which first flew on 18 July 1955.

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  Gnat F.1 single-seat fighter variant at the 1957 Paris Air Salon

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  Operational Gnat T.1 of No. 4 Flying Training School RAF in 1971

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  Cockpit of Folland Gnat Mk.1 fighter GN-107 photographed in Karhulan ilmailukerho aviation museum.

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  A preserved Gnat Mk.1 in the Aviation Museum of Central Finland

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  IAF Folland Gnat ("Sabre slayer")

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  Privately owned Gnat T.1 displaying at the 2008 Kemble Air Day

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  The third prototype of the Gnat T.1, XM693 at the SBAC show in 1961, showing the short nose of the early aircraft. It now guards the old Folland plant at Hamble, though painted as a Red Arrows aircraft