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- Gloster_Meteor abstract "The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' first operational jet aircraft during the Second World War. The Meteor's development was heavily reliant on its ground-breaking turbojet engines, pioneered by Sir Frank Whittle and his company, Power Jets Ltd. Development of the aircraft itself began in 1940, although work on the engines had been underway since 1936. The Meteor first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with No. 616 Squadron RAF. Nicknamed by pilots the "Meatbox", the Meteor was not a sophisticated aircraft in terms of its aerodynamics, but proved to be a successful combat fighter.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. The Meteor saw limited action in the Second World War. Meteors of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) provided a significant contribution 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 photo-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 air speed record by a jet aircraft was set by a Meteor F.3 of 606 miles per hour (975 km/h). In 1946, this record was broken when a Meteor F.4 reached a speed of 616 mph (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. 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.In the 1950s, the Meteor became increasingly obsolete as more nations introduced 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 2013, two Meteors, WL419 and WA638, remain in active service with the Martin-Baker company as ejection seat testbeds. Two further aircraft in the UK remain airworthy, while a single Meteor in Australia is also flight-capable.".
- Gloster_Meteor manufacturer Gloster_Aircraft_Company.
- Gloster_Meteor numberBuilt "3947".
- Gloster_Meteor type Fighter_aircraft.
- Gloster_Meteor wikiPageExternalLink 40-arrives-in-London.
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- Gloster_Meteor wikiPageExternalLink 1949%20-%201413.html.
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- Gloster_Meteor wikiPageExternalLink 1951%20-%200584.html.
- Gloster_Meteor wikiPageExternalLink www.meteorflight.com.
- Gloster_Meteor wikiPageExternalLink met01.htm.
- Gloster_Meteor wikiPageExternalLink meteor.html.
- Gloster_Meteor wikiPageExternalLink www.vicflintham.co.uk.
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- Gloster_Meteor wikiPageID "42702".
- Gloster_Meteor wikiPageRevisionID "605939005".
- Gloster_Meteor align "right".
- Gloster_Meteor areaAlt "32.52".
- Gloster_Meteor areaMain "350.0".
- Gloster_Meteor bombs "two 1000 lb bombs".
- Gloster_Meteor ceilingAlt "13,100 m".
- Gloster_Meteor ceilingMain "43000.0".
- Gloster_Meteor climbRateAlt "35.6".
- Gloster_Meteor climbRateMain "7000.0".
- Gloster_Meteor crew "1".
- Gloster_Meteor emptyWeightAlt "4846.0".
- Gloster_Meteor emptyWeightMain "10684.0".
- Gloster_Meteor engine(jet)_ "Rolls-Royce Derwent 8".
- Gloster_Meteor firstFlight "1943-03-05".
- Gloster_Meteor guns "4".
- Gloster_Meteor hasPhotoCollection Gloster_Meteor.
- Gloster_Meteor heightAlt "3.96 m".
- Gloster_Meteor heightMain "396.24".
- Gloster_Meteor introduced "1944-07-27".
- Gloster_Meteor jetOrProp%3F_ "jet".
- Gloster_Meteor lengthAlt "13.59 m".
- Gloster_Meteor lengthMain "1358.9".
- Gloster_Meteor lists "*List of World War II jet aircraft * List of aircraft of World War II".
- Gloster_Meteor loadedWeightAlt "7121.0".
- Gloster_Meteor loadedWeightMain "15700.0".
- Gloster_Meteor loadingAlt "218.97".
- Gloster_Meteor loadingMain "44.9".
- Gloster_Meteor manufacturer Gloster_Aircraft_Company.
- Gloster_Meteor maxSpeedAlt "522".
- Gloster_Meteor maxSpeedMain "600.0".
- Gloster_Meteor maxSpeedMore "at 10,000 ft".
- Gloster_Meteor morePerformance "300.0".
- Gloster_Meteor moreUsers Argentine_Air_Force.
- Gloster_Meteor moreUsers Belgian_Air_Component.
- Gloster_Meteor moreUsers Royal_Australian_Air_Force.
- Gloster_Meteor numberBuilt "3947".
- Gloster_Meteor numberOfJets "2".
- Gloster_Meteor planeOrCopter%3F_ "plane".
- Gloster_Meteor primaryUser Royal_Air_Force.
- Gloster_Meteor rangeAlt "522".
- Gloster_Meteor rangeMain "600.0".
- Gloster_Meteor ref "The Great Book of Fighters, Quest for Performance and Aircraft in Profile, Volume 1".
- Gloster_Meteor retired "1980.0".
- Gloster_Meteor rockets "Provision for up to sixteen "60lb" 3 in rockets or eight 5 in HVAR rockets. under outer wings".
- Gloster_Meteor seeAlso "*Gloster E.28/39 *Heinkel He 178".
- Gloster_Meteor similarAircraft "*Alekseyev I-21 *de Havilland Vampire *Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star *Messerschmitt Me 262 *Nakajima J9Y".
- Gloster_Meteor spanAlt "11.32 m".
- Gloster_Meteor spanMain "1132.84".
- Gloster_Meteor weight "0.45".
- Gloster_Meteor thrustAlt "16.01 kN".
- Gloster_Meteor thrustMain "3600".
- Gloster_Meteor type "Fighter".
- Gloster_Meteor typeOfJet "turbojets".
- Gloster_Meteor video 1945-11-13_Attlee_Here_For_Parley.
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- Gloster_Meteor width "20.0".
- Gloster_Meteor subject Category:British_fighter_aircraft_1940–1949.
- Gloster_Meteor subject Category:Gloster_aircraft.
- Gloster_Meteor subject Category:World_War_II_jet_aircraft_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- Gloster_Meteor type Aircraft.
- Gloster_Meteor type MeanOfTransportation.
- Gloster_Meteor type Product.
- Gloster_Meteor type Model_airplane.
- Gloster_Meteor type TransportationDevice_Vehicle.
- Gloster_Meteor type DesignedArtifact.
- Gloster_Meteor comment "The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' first operational jet aircraft during the Second World War. The Meteor's development was heavily reliant on its ground-breaking turbojet engines, pioneered by Sir Frank Whittle and his company, Power Jets Ltd. Development of the aircraft itself began in 1940, although work on the engines had been underway since 1936. The Meteor first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with No. 616 Squadron RAF.".
- Gloster_Meteor label "Gloster Meteor".
- Gloster_Meteor label "Gloster Meteor".
- Gloster_Meteor label "Gloster Meteor".
- Gloster_Meteor label "Gloster Meteor".
- Gloster_Meteor label "Gloster Meteor".
- Gloster_Meteor label "Gloster Meteor".
- Gloster_Meteor label "Gloster Meteor".
- Gloster_Meteor label "Gloster Meteor".
- Gloster_Meteor label "Gloster Meteor".
- Gloster_Meteor label "غلوستر ميتيور".
- Gloster_Meteor label "グロスター ミーティア".
- Gloster_Meteor sameAs Gloster_Meteor.