Gloster Meteor F.8
NUH UH
yes lol, i make a goofy meteor f.8
Wiki:
The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' only jet aircraft to engage in combat operations during the Second World War. The Meteor's development was heavily reliant on its ground-breaking turbojet engines, pioneered by Frank Whittle and his company, Power Jets Ltd. Development of the aircraft began in 1940, although work on the engines had been under way since 1936. The Meteor first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with No. 616 Squadron RAF. The Meteor was not a sophisticated aircraft in its aerodynamics, but proved to be a successful combat fighter. Gloster's 1946 civil Meteor F.4 demonstrator G-AIDC was the first civilian-registered jet aircraft in the world.[1] Several major variants of the Meteor incorporated technological advances during the 1940s and 1950s. Thousands of Meteors were built to fly with the RAF and other air forces and remained in use for several decades.
Slower and less heavily armed than its German counterpart, the jet-powered Messerschmitt Me 262,[2] the Meteor saw limited action in the Second World War. Meteors of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fought in the Korean War. Several other operators such as Argentina, Egypt and Israel flew Meteors in later regional conflicts. Specialised variants of the Meteor were developed for use in photographic aerial reconnaissance and as night fighters.
The Meteor was also used for research and development purposes and to break several aviation records. On 7 November 1945, the first official airspeed record by a jet aircraft was set by a Meteor F.3 at 606 miles per hour (975 km/h). In 1946, this record was broken when a Meteor F.4 reached a speed of 616 miles per hour (991 km/h). Other performance-related records were broken in categories including flight time endurance, rate of climb, and speed. On 20 September 1945, a heavily modified Meteor I, powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent turbine engines driving propellers, became the first turboprop aircraft to fly.[3] On 10 February 1954, a specially adapted Meteor F.8, the "Meteor Prone Pilot", which placed the pilot into a prone position to counteract inertial forces, took its first flight.[4]
In the 1950s, the Meteor became increasingly obsolete as more nations developed jet fighters, many of these newcomers having adopted a swept wing instead of the Meteor's conventional straight wing; in RAF service, the Meteor was replaced by newer types such as the Hawker Hunter and Gloster Javelin. As of 2023, two Meteors, G-JSMA and G-JWMA, remain in active service with the Martin-Baker company as ejection seat testbeds.[5] One further aircraft in the USA remains airworthy, as does another in Australia.
Controls:
Ag1
- smth like canopy
Ag2
- smth like airbrakes
VTOL Down
- smth like goofy ahh flaps
Photos:
Notes:
Uh.. i forgor💀
See Ya'll ig, now im dead again💀
Specifications
Spotlights
- Trainzo one year ago
- RicardoACE one year ago
- XAircraftManufacturer one year ago
- 929 one year ago
- WinsWings one year ago
- MrCOPTY one year ago
- Zerkk one year ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Classic Jet Challenge 12.25.23 [CLOSED]
- Successors 5 airplane(s) +245 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 36.3ft (11.1m)
- Length 43.8ft (13.4m)
- Height 13.4ft (4.1m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 3,296lbs (1,495kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.249
- Wing Loading 8.6lbs/ft2 (42.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 383.0ft2 (35.6m2)
- Drag Points 1556
Parts
- Number of Parts 200
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 987
Fun fact:
I build it in 1-2 hours, lol
smth like goofy ahh tags:
@MrCOPTY
@WinsWings for this W challenge
@Bryan5
@CalabooseCal
@Neruneten21
@ThatRandomCouchPotato
@WaterFlavouredSpitfires
Bet I can ruin it
@Hahahahaahahshs kkk
don't mind me i will just take this and make something cool out of it soon >:)
WILL GIVE CREDIT TO
This is really nice. Would you mind terribly if I were to put a cockpit in and also make it PSM capable ? MoL 😺
Cannot believe you did this gorgeous build in a couple of hours, it is really nice to fly too so thank you very much!
Nice aricraft dude
ME-262 but british version
@Erc90F4RU I have uploaded, and hope that 15 minutes of work is satisfactory
@Averageairframeenjoyer Just make sure make credits
Is it okay if I make a version with a cockpit, more powerful engines and boom 25s?
@Alcher yes indeed, Jesus walk on the sea
Very nice replica. I love it
Wallahi I will be using these, great job! 💀🙏
Sea jesus
Object 775 of the aviation world
@Ownedpilot Sadly
but still - ig its very nice plane
Sadly wut i never heard bout it
@Erc90F4RU Damn, by comparison, I spent half a week on my XP-79. And what's worse is that since that was an X plane, it did not receive as many upvote as you did.
@WinsWings My first idea (before i got "died", lol) - Grumman A-6
But i was be extremely bored and after long time - i built smth for this W challenge🤑
Awesome. its a beauty
First comment!