Meteor?

[empire2]

heres a couple shots of the meteor...i think its cool...thats why i want it on ah This ones of me takin a shot of my wingman
MK 8... Thats my cocpit
Specs:
TYPE: Single-seat fighter and ground attack aircraft
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
ENGINES: Two Rolls-Royce Derwent 8 turbojets of 3,600 lb. thrust.
DIMENSIONS:
SPAN: 37 ft 2 in / 11.33 m.
LENGTH: 44 ft 7 in / 13.59 m.
HEIGHT: 13 ft 0 in / 3.96 m.
PERFORMANCE:
MAX. SPEED; 519 kts / 962 kph
INITIAL CLIMB: 7,000 ft / 2,134 m. per min.
MAX. RANGE(internal fuel): 666 nm / 1,234 km.
SERVICE CEILING: 44,000 ft / 13,411 m.
ARMAMENT: 4x 20mm cannon; 2x 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs or 8x 60 lb. / 27 kg. rockets under wings.
WEIGHTS:
EMPTY WEIGHT: 10,700 lb / 4,853 kg
MAX. LOADED: 19,100 lb / 8,664 kg
NORMAL LOADED: 17,350 lb / 7,870 kg.
CREW: 1 (The RAAF also operated some 2-seat variants)
RAAF SERVICE: 1946-47 and 1951-63
with 75 and 77 Sqns., and Citizen Air Force 22 (City of Sydney) Sqn. and 23 (City of Brisbane) Sqn., 38 Sqn., and Weapons Research Establishment (WRE).
The Meteor was the first jet fighter officially taken on by the RAAF, one F.3 being operated from 1946 until February 1947, when it was scrapped after a heavy landing at Darwin. Meteors entered squadron service in 1951 - by which time Vampire jets were also operating with the RAAF.
The first of these Meteors were sent directly to Korea to replace 77 Sqn. Mustangs. As well as its 93 Meteor F.8's, the RAAF operated nine T.7's, and a single NF.11 for missile tests at Weapons Research Establishment (WRE) in the early 1950's.

heres some camera shots:

[empire2]

Engine:Mk.I Two Rolls-Royce Wellend turbojets;Derwents were installed in their later versions
Wing Span:13.11m(43 ft)
Length: 12.57m (41 ft 3 in)
Height: 3.96m ( 13 ft)
Weight: Gross 5,332 kg (11,755 ilbs)
Maximum Speed: 676 km/h (420 mph) at 9,145 m (30,000 ft)
Endurance: 1 hour 15 mins
Accommodation:Pilot 1 Crew 0
Armament: Mk.I:Four Hispano cannons in nose
History:
   The first official flight of the meteor was on March 5th 1943. The meteor was designed to Air Ministry Specification F.9/40, the first official British requirment to be issued for a single-seat interceptor powered by a gas-turbine enine. After completing 8 prototypes Gloster built 20 examples of the Mk.I 16 of which were delivered to the RAF. Their first operational success came on august 1944, when Meteors from No. 616 squadron destroyed two V-1 flying bombs over southern england. These were the first of many V-1s to be brought down by the new fighters.

   The major wartime version was the Meteor Mk.III ( 280 built) which employed the Rolls-Royce Derwent engine giving a higher maximum speed of 793km/h (493 mph) at 9,145 m (30,000 ft).
   
   Other versions including the Mk.II (with D.H Goblin engines) and the Mk.IV (with two Rolls Royce Derwent 5 engines.

[funkedup]

This would be a great addition in the perk plane category.  Accomplished more than some notable aircraft already in the game.  

[Dr Zhivago]

Wanna see He162 Salamander "Volksjäger" first at game , then we can reconsider Meteor...

Heinkel He 162 Salamander

Type: Single Seat Interceptor
Design: Ernst Heinkel Design Team.
Manufacturer: Ernst Heinkel AG. First batch Vienna-Schwechat. Production totally dispersed with underground assembly at Nordhausen (Mittelwerke), Bernberg (Junkers) and Rostock (Heinkel).
Powerplant: One 1,764 hp (800 kw) thrust BMW 003A-1 or E-2 Orkan single shaft turbojet engine.
Performance: Maximum speed 522 mph (840 km/h) at 19,685 ft (6000 m); service ceiling 39,500 ft (12040 m). Endurance 57 minutes at 35,990 (10970m). Climb rate 3,780 ft/min (19.2m /sec) at sea level - 1,950 ft/min (9.9m /sec) at 19,690 ft (6000 m) - 315 ft/min (1.6m /sec) at 36,090 ft (11000 m).
Range: 410 miles (660 km) at 35,990 ft (10970 m).
Weight: Empty 4,520 lbs (2050 kg) with a maximum take-off weight of 5,941 lbs (2695 kg).
Dimensions: Span 23 ft 7 1/2 in (7.20 m); length 29 ft 8 1/4 in (9.05 m); height 8 ft 7 1/2 in (2.55 m); wing area 120.56 sq ft (11.20 sq m).
Armament: (Early) Two 30 mm Rheinmetall MK 108 cannon with 50 rounds per gun. (Late) Two 20 mm Mauser MG 151/20 cannons with 120 rounds per gun.
Variants: He 162A-0 (pre-production), He 162A-1, He 162A-2.
Avionics: FuG 24 R/T (radio) FuG 25a IFF.
History: First flight 6 December 1944; first delivery January 1945.

More info:

elevon/baugher
The Jet Genesis - He162
Gareth Hector's  Luft '46 images

[Mitsu]

Meteor would be great addition if HTC releases most of Japanese planes.

[K West]

"Wanna see He162 Salamander "Volksjäger" first at game , then we can reconsider Meteor..."

 Bah. There's already the ME-262.    Right now IMO the Meteor would be a wonderful and appropriate addition to AH.  Later I'd also like to see the He162 included too.

Westy

[Nilsen]

no Meteor for me thanks.. they make craters when they land

[cajun]

Meteor didnt even fight in WW2.... I think it would kinda unbalance every thing.

We really need Gloster Gladiator, CR42, Hs-123 and I-153 to out turn the new A6m2 and out run the D3A1 we are getting

Gloster Gladiator:

[K West]

"Meteor didnt even fight in WW2.... I think it would kinda unbalance every thing. "

 For starters why don't you look into something even a leeeeetle before posting so you actually know a bit of what you're talking about.  Also, for once why not add something to a topic besides adding the same old obsolete-even-in-1936 biplanes begging. It's literally the same thing as hearing someone incessantly whine for Spifires, 109's and Zero's in a Korean airwar sim.

 As for the bipes? Hell yeah we need them.  If HTC were to model them soley for the few days of the war in which some folks had to fly them.  But beyond that they'd be good to light on fire to help get the Meteors jets running.

  Westy

[funkedup]

For the umpteenth time, Meteors I and III chased V-1s over the UK, and Meteors III fought with two squadrons in the 2nd TAF based on the Continent.

It wouldn't unbalance anything.  In fact it would balance things by giving the Me 262 a good match.

[cajun]

Originally posted by K West
"Meteor didnt even fight in WW2.... I think it would kinda unbalance every thing. "

 For starters why don't you look into something even a leeeeetle before posting so you actually know a bit of what you're talking about.  Also, for once why not add something to a topic besides adding the same old obsolete-even-in-1936 biplanes begging. It's literally the same thing as hearing someone incessantly whine for Spifires, 109's and Zero's in a Korean airwar sim.

 As for the bipes? Hell yeah we need them.  If HTC were to model them soley for the few days of the war in which some folks had to fly them.  But beyond that they'd be good to light on fire to help get the Meteors jets running.

  Westy

They entered service in 1944/45...
I had read somewhere earlier made it sound like they entered service in 1946...

But as for biplanes, they played a very important role in WW2 and you cant have any early war scenarios with out em!, If we get Meteor and ME262 that hardly served a year or 2 in WW2 we should at least get a few biplanes which served through out the war.
Biplanes were not that obsolite, if they were used through the whole war!

I'd take up any late war 109, 190 or even ME262 in a CR42, Gloster Gladiator MKIII or I-153.

[thrila]

The meteor MkIII flew ground attack sorties in the 2TAF- that counts as combat so lets get it modelled.

[Dowding]

ROE stopped the Meteors getting to grips with the Me-262...

...oh, and the cowardly hun not being sporting enough to fly into Meteor territory.

Bring the Meteor III to AH!

[empire2]

Im glad MOST you are with me on this

[Pei]

Sounds like a good idea to me.

Out of curiosity how does the Meteor compare with the 262?