What about the Gloster Meteor Figher Jet?

[Pannono]

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   

[PanosGR]

Meteor sounds good but how about He 162?

[expat]

2 meteor's still in service , they test ejector seats for martin baker ....

[RTHolmes]

yup, they are about 6miles from where im sitting right now, and still operational. been meaning to check them out for a while.

[expat]

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
 

[Serenity]

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?!?

[expat]

yep thieving toads knicked it ....

[Serenity]

yep thieving toads knicked it ....

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

[Noir]

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 ).

[RTHolmes]

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

[Angus]

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.
(Engine I mean)