Gloster Meteor F.Mk.III
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | F.9/40, G.41 |
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| Type | Fighter |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Gloster Aircraft Company |
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| Production | 3947 (1943-1955) |
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| First Flight | 5 March 1943 (Prototype) | Introduction | 27 July 1944 (F.Mk.I) |
| Variants | |||
| F.9/40 | Prototype equipped with an experimental Power Jets W.2 engine; | ||
| G.41 | Prototypes (8 units) | ||
| Mk.I | Pre-production version (20 units), equipped with Power Jets W.2 engines | ||
| Mk.III | Derwent I engines, new canopy, produced (210 units). Speed of 793 km/h at 9145 meters]. The first models were equipped with a Power Jets W.2 | ||
| F.4 | Derwent Mk.5 engines, stub wings (753 examples) | ||
| T.7 | Two-seater trainer (650 units) | ||
| F.8 | Derwent Mk.8 engines, stretched fuselage, etc. (1550 units, 300 of which were licensed by Fokker) | ||
| FR.9 | Reconnaissance version of the F.8 (126 units) | ||
| PR.10 | High-altitude reconnaissance version of the F.8 (59 units) | ||
| NF.11 | Night fighter / all-weather fighter derived from the T.7 (307 units) | ||
| NF.12 | Derwent Mk.9 engines, new radar (100 units) | ||
| NF.13 | Suitable for use in hot countries (40 units) | ||
| NF.14 | New radar, new canopy (100 units) | ||
| U.15 | Meteor F.4 converted into drones (90 units) | ||
| U.16 | Meteor F.8 converted into drones (250 units) | ||
| Trent Meteor | Meteor equipped with Rolls-Royce RB.50 Trent turboprop engines (one unit). | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 13.59 m |
Empty Weight | 4846 kg |
| Wingspan | 11.33 m |
Loaded Weight | 7121 kg |
| Height | 3.96 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 33 m² |
Wing loading | 219 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Main Guns | 4 × 20 mm (0.787 in) Hispano
Mark V* |
Ammunition Carried | 4 x 195 |
| Secondary Guns | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
| Other Armament | Provision for up to sixteen "60 lb" RP-3 rockets or eight 5-inch HVAR rockets under outer wings two 450 kg bombs |
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(*) nose
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 × Rolls-Royce Derwent 8 |
Type & Displacement | centrifugal flow turbojet engineL |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 2
x 1630 kg(16 kN) thrust each |
Thrust/Weight | 0.45 |
| Fuel Capacity | 1950 liters internally
(had provisions for under-wing 455 L drop tanks and a 818 L fuel tank could be suspended under the fuselage. ) |
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| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 970 km/h at 3000 m (Mach 0.82) |
Cruise Speed | ? km/h |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 13000 m |
| Rate of Climb | 36 m/s |
Range | 970 km to 1110 km |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | lesavionsdelégende | ||
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