Author Topic: Gloster Meteor (Read 4564 times)

Krusty · « **Reply #15 on:** March 29, 2006, 01:05:47 PM »

Danny you might not know this but Furby's seriously yanking your chain.

Chances are we won't ever get the Meteor.

Furby never changes

And shame shame, the rest of you folks! You've all been new here at least once.

Furball · « **Reply #16 on:** March 29, 2006, 01:08:59 PM »

i would NEVER do such a thing!

Pooface · « **Reply #17 on:** March 29, 2006, 01:09:46 PM »

it got hilarious after the first few posts. we were letting on that we were kidding, but he still didnt realise

poor danny, he's a nice guy really, met him in the TA, just not used to big mean furbies and pootards messing with him;)

welcome to AH danny. and yeah, like krusty said, dont hold your hopes on getting a meteor anytime soon lol

SMIDSY · « **Reply #18 on:** March 29, 2006, 02:32:10 PM »

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Originally posted by Furball
they arnt jetrs!!!!

they just have rilly small prupellors!!!!!!!!!

yah! see! the 163 had a propeller!

Kev367th · « **Reply #19 on:** March 30, 2006, 07:15:24 PM »

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Originally posted by Pooface

danny, this is about the 10000th time the meteor has been requested. it never saw combat, and so wont be put in game, not yet anyways. search the forums for other reasons why

i'd love to see it too, but there are far more planes that need to be added before this

Never saw combat, guess the RAF museum is lying then.

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/gloster-meteor-f8.htm

OOZ662 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 30, 2006, 07:42:09 PM »

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Originally posted by Kev367th
guess the RAF museum is lying then

It says right there, "Post WWII."

The 163's prop is modeled in AH as well.

You can see it best when the engine is off.

E25280 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 30, 2006, 08:02:09 PM »

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Originally posted by Kev367th
Never saw combat, guess the RAF museum is lying then.

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/gloster-meteor-f8.htm

Hate to sound like Bill Clinton, but it depends on what your definition of "combat" is:

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Originally posted by Wikepedia
The first aircraft were delivered to the Royal Air Force on July 12 to No. 616 Squadron, 1944 and one was also sent to the US in exchange for a Bell YP-59A Airacomet for comparative evaluation.No. 616's Meteor Mk. I's saw action for the first time on July 27, 1944 against the V1 Flying Bomb ultimately destroying 14 flying bombs. The Meteor never saw aerial combat against the Luftwaffe despite flying limited missions over Germany from January 1945, using the Mk. III variant from bases in Belgium.

My personal opinion is no air-to-air combat, thus should not be added.

SAS_KID · « **Reply #22 on:** March 30, 2006, 09:36:19 PM »

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Originally posted by dannychopoes
if there wernt any jets in WW1, the why do we have Me-163 (jet), the Me-262)jet and also a jet bomber??????

yeaaa danny don't you know in WWI there weren't any jets much less planes at all really and danny man this is WW2 when they started jets but it was Korean War where they played a major role. So when will you realize what sarcasim is when they post...

viper215 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 31, 2006, 11:06:17 PM »

ROTFLMAO AT furball and this guy:lol

B@tfinkV · « **Reply #24 on:** April 01, 2006, 03:05:12 AM »

evil bastages.

Furball · « **Reply #25 on:** April 01, 2006, 01:00:13 PM »

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Originally posted by OOZ662
It says right there, "Post WWII."

That is because it is a Meteor F.8 and the Meteor F.8 was postwar.

The Meteor I and Meteor III were operational in the second world war. The only reason they did not see air to air combat is because the LW was decimated at the time.

From January 1945 the RAF had Meteor III's operating on the continent looking for a fight - they just couldnt find one. They did operate as ground attack and V1 chasing though. (not to mention training the USAAF bomber/fighter crews on tactics how to defend against jet aircraft)

It should be in the game as much as the 163, TA-152 is in the game. It would also be a very good alternative to the Me-262. I cant see it being added any time soon as there are far more important types to add, but i still think it deserves a place here from a gameplay and historical point of view.

If it was an American plane we would be getting weekly requests on BBS about it.

Pooface · « **Reply #26 on:** April 01, 2006, 01:03:45 PM »

yeah, it did see proper operational service, which is more than we can say about some of the planes that have been requested. id love to see a meteor added, but i know the reason why it wont be added too soon. i hope one day to see it though...

Pooface · « **Reply #27 on:** April 01, 2006, 01:06:53 PM »

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Originally posted by Kev367th
Never saw combat, guess the RAF museum is lying then.

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/gloster-meteor-f8.htm

kev all the poor thing ever got to do was shoot at doodlebugs

it was in operational service i know, but it never got to fight any manned aircraft, which is a shame really

i really want to be able to kick german efficiency in the arse with my meteor, but i know that HT wont add it until he's done with other things

wylieboy · « **Reply #28 on:** April 01, 2006, 03:47:31 PM »

That prop on the front of the 163 is for powering the elcetronics inside the cockpit

Furball · « **Reply #29 on:** April 02, 2006, 01:34:23 AM »

electronics wasnt discovered in the 1940's. silly.