This plane was maidened yesterday at our field, it was a EDF

It was built from a short kit and really looked cool. Flew fantastic.

A link to the build thread is posted below

The wing looks like a Canberra but the tail is wrong.....

I'll stay tuned. I'm curious now too.

J.P.

Gloster Meteor

+1

Thanks guys.

I can see why this jet is not modeled much. The wings running thru the nacalles could make for a weak wing and engine setup. It is a pretty bird.

Build: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10885310/tm.htm

Got my 1:5 scale Mk4 ready for first flight, scratchbuild , two P80's for power weight about 19kg (42lbs) dry

Frank

Nice plane! I wonder why it is not kitted more, like it`s counterpart the ME-262 you find lots of kits for that one.........

That is superb Frank, good luck with the maiden flight and do let us know how it goes.
Harry

Awesome Frank, lets see more pictures of it !

Yeah come on Frank, tell us more!

Well, it is a long story (started in1996!) and i'm not sure if this is the right thread for it but I can show you some pics though,

cheers,

Frank

And some more,

cheers,

Frank

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.

In jet history the Meteor is an important player. Very important as it was flying in squadron service in the later months of WW2, and is an important veteran of combat operations in the Korean war. Credit goes to our British friends for their pioneering role in jet aviation. Very recently, a full scale Meteor was still in active service providing testing and research. Says a lot about the airplane.

Cheers,
Chris

Yes Chris, Martin Baker operate two for ejection seat research at Chalgrove, highy modified of course.

Although generally outclassed by the Mig 15 in Korea, the Australian F8 at Temora is painted in the colours of a RAAF F8 which did shoot down a Mig 15. (named Halestorm as Hale was the name of the pilot in the succesful combat). One of ironies of Korea is that the Mig was powered by a RR Nene ('licence built', not that RR got any royalties !) whereas the Meteor was powered by another RR engine, the Derwent ! Funny old world !

Regards,

David.

I scratch built a meteor from Jim Pepino plans back in the mid to late 90's. I had a pair of turbax I's and K&B 7.5cc ICDF's in it. It proved to be a big headache... Single engine performance resulted in a nearly instant flat spin, and the wing attachment through the nacelles was always a concern.. so much so, that it was grounded and eventually sent to the dumpster after a hard landing sheered one of the thru-spars..

The Meteor entered squadron service during WW2 in 1944. Over 3,800 were made in many variants. It remained in production for 10 years. It held the fastest aircraft in the world title early in its life. It was used by many countries in the world. By comparison the F-16 has 4,450 aircraft produced. The plane was the logical development of the Gloster E28. The plane was designed before the results of the German WW2 research was known into the use of swept wings.



John