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Gloster Meteor F8

2,838 corey1324  9.6 years ago
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Another aircraft by Gloster. This variant has a "prone cockpit" to reduce G-force. Detachers 1-4 are missles.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 42.4ft (12.9m)
  • Length 40.2ft (12.3m)
  • Height 12.2ft (3.7m)
  • Empty Weight 7,872lbs (3,571kg)
  • Loaded Weight 9,717lbs (4,407kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.312
  • Wing Loading 24.0lbs/ft2 (117.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 405.5ft2 (37.7m2)
  • Drag Points 2410

Parts

  • Number of Parts 108
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 358
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    2,838 corey1324
    @WWIIPlaneBuilder ok
    9.6 years ago
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    Ok, I take it back, the American versions were modified to carry rockets but the RAF versions didn't... But they did serve in the war, but they weren't allowed to fly over enemy territory so that the Germans didn't capture their technology... But they were used to knock V1s out of the sky, thus were in the war. They flew in the last couple of months of the war.@corey1324
    9.6 years ago
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    2,838 corey1324
    @WWIIPlaneBuilder it was never in the war. You are right about the little combat part, but it did have missles. They have a image of it using them on Google images!
    9.6 years ago
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    The meteor never carried missiles, if memory serves me right. As it saw very little combat in WWII and was quickly outdated after the war.
    9.6 years ago