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Gloster meteor (cold war)

15.1k SIRCOMMANDER031  11 months ago
Auto Credit Based on Hahahahaahahshs's 1940s -50s fighterjet challenge

(Here is the jet fighter you wanted, its very good too)

THE Gloster meteor is a low ing Jet fighter produced during the Second world war and saw action in 1944, it is the only allied jet fighter to see combat and performed in many roles after the war with several other nations even fighting in the korean war.

The main role of the Gloster meteor is an air fighter, capaple of dogfighting and later performing interception missions, in WW2 it flew to intercept V1 rockets and during the cold war, flew to intercept soviet bombers. 6 Unferwing pylons also gives the meteor the ability to perform Close air support missions.

The Meteor carries a total of 4×20mm autocannons in its nose and 6 underwing pylons to carry various Air to ground weapons such as bombs and rockets and sometimes fuel tanks. The Meteor that i built is a post war varient, this has many kmprovements over the WW2 meteors such as an updated tail, stronger engines to drive it up to speeds of 800km/h, and an ejection seat to increase pilot survival rate.

Spotlights

  • This craft is curated

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.975
  • Wing Loading 33.1lbs/ft2 (161.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 515.3ft2 (47.9m2)
  • Drag Points 4539

Parts

  • Number of Parts 234
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 997