Meteor NF.11

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The Meteor NF.11 was a British twin-engine, jet-powered night fighter variant of the Gloster Meteor, equipped with radar for all-weather interception duties in the early Cold War era.

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Meteor NF.11 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gloster Meteor variant
jet aircraft
military aircraft
night fighter aircraft
airForceRole home air defence of the United Kingdom
airframeConfiguration twin-engine straight-wing jet
armament cannon armament in nose or fuselage
basedOn Meteor F.8
surface form: Meteor F.8 airframe
category radar-equipped fighter
twinjet aircraft
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 2
crewComposition pilot and radar operator
designedFor all-weather interception
night operations
developedFrom Gloster Meteor
engineType turbojet
era early Cold War
firstFlight 1950
introduced early 1950s
manufacturer Gloster Aircraft Company
noseConfiguration lengthened nose for radar installation
numberOfEngines 2
powerplant Rolls-Royce Derwent turbojet
primaryUser Royal Air Force
radarEquipped yes
radarRole airborne interception
role all-weather interceptor
night fighter
serviceEntryContext post-Second World War air defence
successorVariant Meteor NF.12
Meteor NF.13
Meteor NF.14
usedBy French Air Force
surface form: Armée de l’Air

Belgian Air Force
Royal Air Force
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Syrian Arab Air Force
surface form: Syrian Air Force
usedInConflict Cold War period air defence duties

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Gloster Meteor variant Meteor NF.11
Meteor NF.12 precededBy Meteor NF.11
Meteor NF.14 successorTo Meteor NF.11