Gloster Meteor - Wikipedia
On 7 November 1945, a Meteor F.3 set the first official airspeed record by a jet aircraft at 606 miles per hour (975 km/h). In 1946, a Meteor F.4 reached a record speed of 616 miles per hour (991 km/h). Meteors also broke records in flight time endurance and rate of climb.
Gloster F.4 'Meteor' - Planes of Fame Air Museum
The Meteor was one of Britain's first generation of jet interceptors. Designed during World War 2, it gained its greatest fame as an interceptor of V-1 flying bombs over England. Later versions of the Meteor also saw action in the Korean conflict, when they were flown by Austrailian pilots.
Gloster Meteor - Aviation History
The F.Mk 4 could climb to 30,000 ft. (9,144 M) in five minutes, and the F.Mk 8 required 6-1/2 minutes. The armament was the same as earlier models with four 20 mm British Hispano cannons. It was discovered that pilots laying in the prone position could handle higher g-forces than if they sat upright in the cockpit.
Gloster (Armstrong Whitworth) Meteor - Military Factory
F.Mk 4 models were fitted with the improved Rolls-Royce Derwent V series turbojet engines and also featured a reinforced fuselage and the type generally replaced Mk 3 fighter models in service. No fewer than 22 RAF squadrons fielded this Meteor F.Mk 4 model.
Gloster Meteor - AirVectors
This aircraft first flew in July 1945 and became the prototype of the next Meteor variant, the "F.4" (Fighter Mark 4, the RAF having switched from Roman to Arabic numerals by that time, the type having the company designation "G-41F").
Gloster Meteor F.Mk.4 fighter jet world war II Air Force Holland
The Gloster Meteor F.Mk.4 was the first fighter jet of the Royal Netherlands Air Force and was developed by Gloster Aircraft and Fokker. It serves as a air defence jet against V-1 bombs fire by the Nazi's on England in 1944.
Air Speed Record set at Reculver, 7th November 1945
Nov 7, 2024 · BRITAIN’S METEOR BREAKS WORLD AIR SPEED RECORD (CH 16622): On 7th November 1945, the world air speed record of 469 m.p.h. was broken at Herne Bay when two Gloster Meteor jet-propelled aircraft both averaged over 600 m.p.h. Group Captain H.J. Wilson, R.A.F., averaged 606 m.p.h. and Mr. Eric Greenwood [Chief Test Pilot of the Gloster Aircraft ...
WRG - Allied Aviation Annex - British Aircraft Specs - Gloster Meteor
Mark 4: More powerful engines, larger nacelles and clipped wing tips. In 1945 set speed record of 606 mph, increased to 616 mph the following year. T.7: Tandem seat trainer with canopy hinged to right. PR.10: Unarmed reconnaissance.
Gloster Meteor F. Mk.IV | This Day in Aviation
Nov 7, 2024 · Gloster Meteor F Mk.III EE457, sister ship of the two record-setting Mk.IV prototypes. (Unattributed) Months of preparation by both the Royal Air Force, which formed a special “flight,” and Gloster Aviation Co., Ltd., went into the speed record effort.
Gloster Meteor F Mk.IV - HistoryOfWar.org
Feb 13, 2008 · The Gloster Meteor F Mk.IV was the first post-war version of the Meteor, and was a dramatic improvement on the Meteor F Mk.III. The main reason for the improved performance of the Meteor IV was its engines.
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