Gloster Meteor NF.11 WM167

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Gloster Meteor NF.11 WM167 was built in Coventry in 1952 and flew with the Royal Air Force  until 1975, seeing out the final years of its service as a target tug. It was  purchased by a private collector and reverted to NF.11 configuration shortly afterwards.

The UK’s last flying Gloster Meteor is now in private hands and touched down for the final time on Saturday 5th January at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome and will now be maintained in a taxiable condition.

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 2018, two Meteors, G-JSMA and G-JWMA, remain in active service with the Martin-Baker company as ejection seat testbeds.[4] One further aircraft in the UK remains airworthy, as does another in Australia.

General characteristics
• Crew: 1
• Length: 44 ft 7 in (13.59 m)
• Wingspan: 37 ft 2 in (11.33 m)
• Height: 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
• Wing area: 350 sq ft (33 m2)
• Airfoil: root: EC(12.5)40/0640; tip: EC1040/0640[210]
• Empty weight: 10,684 lb (4,846 kg)
• Gross weight: 15,700 lb (7,121 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Derwent 8 centrifugal flow turbojet engine, 3,600 lbf (16 kN) thrust each
Performance
• Maximum speed: 600 mph (970 km/h, 520 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
• Maximum speed: Mach 0.82
• Range: 600 mi (970 km, 520 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 43,000 ft (13,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 7,000 ft/min (36 m/s)
• Time to altitude: 30,000 ft (9,100 m) in 5 minutes
• Wing loading: 44.9 lb/sq ft (219 kg/m2)
• Thrust/weight: 0.45
Armament
• Guns: 4 × 20 mm Hispano MkV cannons
• Rockets: Provision for up to sixteen "60 lb" 3-inch rockets or eight 5-inch HVAR rockets under outer wings
• Bombs: two 1000 lb (454 kg) bombs

andymackie22 Uploaded by andymackie22 on Apr 29, 2022. Gloster Meteor NF.11 WM167 - Desktop Nexus Aircraft Download free wallpapers and background images: Gloster Meteor NF.11 WM167. Desktop Nexus Aircraft background ID 2643719. Gloster Meteor NF.11 WM167 was built in Coventry in 1952 and flew with the Royal Air Force  until 1975, seeing out the final years of its service as a target tug. It was  purchased by a private collector and reverted to NF.11 configuration shortly afterwards.

The UK’s last flying Gloster Meteor is now in private hands and touched down for the final time on Saturday 5th January at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome and will now be maintained in a taxiable condition.

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 2018, two Meteors, G-JSMA and G-JWMA, remain in active service with the Martin-Baker company as ejection seat testbeds.[4] One further aircraft in the UK remains airworthy, as does another in Australia.

General characteristics
• Crew: 1
• Length: 44 ft 7 in (13.59 m)
• Wingspan: 37 ft 2 in (11.33 m)
• Height: 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
• Wing area: 350 sq ft (33 m2)
• Airfoil: root: EC(12.5)40/0640; tip: EC1040/0640[210]
• Empty weight: 10,684 lb (4,846 kg)
• Gross weight: 15,700 lb (7,121 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Derwent 8 centrifugal flow turbojet engine, 3,600 lbf (16 kN) thrust each
Performance
• Maximum speed: 600 mph (970 km/h, 520 kn) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
• Maximum speed: Mach 0.82
• Range: 600 mi (970 km, 520 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 43,000 ft (13,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 7,000 ft/min (36 m/s)
• Time to altitude: 30,000 ft (9,100 m) in 5 minutes
• Wing loading: 44.9 lb/sq ft (219 kg/m2)
• Thrust/weight: 0.45
Armament
• Guns: 4 × 20 mm Hispano MkV cannons
• Rockets: Provision for up to sixteen "60 lb" 3-inch rockets or eight 5-inch HVAR rockets under outer wings
• Bombs: two 1000 lb (454 kg) bombs Rating: 4.1