With a climb rate over 20,000 feet per minute, the Folland Gnat could out-turn and out-climb the Sabre. In Indo-Pakistani clashes, it humiliated larger fighters, forcing a rethinking of air combat and ...

With Stanley Hooker’s Orpheus engine, the Folland Gnat became a 530 mph lightweight fighter with a 360-degree roll rate. This part shows how clever engineering gave the “Sabre Slayer” its legendary ...