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Old 03-26-2012 | 01:26 PM
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Default RE: What Plane is this

The edf Meteor is an F8 (note difference in fin shape from the F4) in Australian markings, in fact the ONLY F8 still flying is here in Australia at Temora (851). There is a Two seater (T7 ?) flying in UK.
Congratulations, Frank, on an original model, looks very nice indeed .
Have you made any special arrangements to cope with a single engine flameout ?
The full size Meteor (and Canberra) were both real handfuls on one engine (they killed a LOT of RAF pilots in the early days) and when considering a model Canberra I have considered cross wiring the fuel solenoid valves (with bypass valves for startup) so that flameout of one engine would instantly flameout the other .
I very much doubt if a model of either of these types would survive asymmetric flight.
Regards and good luck with your Meteor.
David.