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Offline Pannono

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Re: What about the Gloster Meteor Figher Jet?
« Reply #15 on: June 23, 2008, 07:15:37 PM »
Yeap.  It depends on which Mk of Meteor is chosen.   ;) 

I too think there are many more aircraft that are in line ahead of the Meteor in importance.  It didnt see 1v1 air combat in WWII (plane vs plane), only vs the V1/V2.


it saw 1 v V1 in WWII   :lol
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Re: What about the Gloster Meteor Figher Jet?
« Reply #16 on: June 24, 2008, 07:04:15 AM »
Meteor sounds good but how about He 162?

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Re: What about the Gloster Meteor Figher Jet?
« Reply #17 on: June 24, 2008, 09:51:37 AM »
2 meteor's still in service , they test ejector seats for martin baker ....
goggles on ,chocks away, last one backs a homo  hooraaaaaaaaay!

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Re: What about the Gloster Meteor Figher Jet?
« Reply #18 on: June 24, 2008, 10:20:40 AM »
yup, they are about 6miles from where im sitting right now, and still operational. :D been meaning to check them out for a while.
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Re: What about the Gloster Meteor Figher Jet?
« Reply #19 on: June 24, 2008, 03:39:12 PM »
rtholmes
do a sad old  aircraft freak a favour get some snaps :)
Over here in the middle east they get most pissed of if you take a picture of the wright flyer !!!!!!!
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Re: What about the Gloster Meteor Figher Jet?
« Reply #20 on: June 24, 2008, 05:04:54 PM »
rtholmes
do a sad old  aircraft freak a favour get some snaps :)
Over here in the middle east they get most pissed of if you take a picture of the wright flyer !!!!!!!
cheers
expat
 

The wright flyer is in the middle east?!?

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Re: What about the Gloster Meteor Figher Jet?
« Reply #21 on: June 24, 2008, 09:45:20 PM »
yep thieving toads knicked it ....:)
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Re: What about the Gloster Meteor Figher Jet?
« Reply #22 on: June 24, 2008, 11:15:07 PM »
yep thieving toads knicked it ....:)


Where?!? Only ally we have there is like... Pakistan...

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Re: What about the Gloster Meteor Figher Jet?
« Reply #23 on: June 25, 2008, 03:50:44 AM »
Some people make replicas of old planes.

I've seen a replica of a Blériot XI at an airshow, it was flying along with a rafale to mark the 100th anniversary of the Toussu Lenoble Airfield (or at least trying, the poor paper bird was shaking allover if the rafale was anywhere close ).
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Re: What about the Gloster Meteor Figher Jet?
« Reply #24 on: June 25, 2008, 05:26:16 AM »
seems that access to MB is pretty restricted and meteor flights not very regular :( found a couple of pics of them though:


WL419

WA638

MB have a pdf about them at http://www.martin-baker.com/getdoc/075f013d-447b-4987-b2a7-1684d2d6bc9d/The-Chalgrove-meteors-_2_.aspx
still operational after 60yrs, pretty amazing :aok
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Re: What about the Gloster Meteor Figher Jet?
« Reply #25 on: June 26, 2008, 04:45:06 PM »
Still with those centrifugal engines?
They were not as advanced as those of the Me262, however, worked nicely. I have heard them.
BTW, the first cross atlantic jet flight may have been done with one of those, in 1948...not sure.
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