Meteor T.7

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The Meteor T.7 is a two-seat trainer version of the British Gloster Meteor jet fighter, used primarily for pilot instruction and conversion training.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gloster Meteor variant
military aircraft
trainer aircraft
aircraftConfigurationChange dual controls
lengthened cockpit section for second seat
modified canopy for instructor visibility
aircraftGeneration first-generation jet
airIntakePosition wing-root intakes
armament reduced compared to single-seat fighters
typically two 20 mm Hispano cannon
basedOn Gloster Meteor
Gloster Meteor
surface form: Gloster Meteor F.4
category Gloster Meteor
cockpitConfiguration tandem
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 2
engineType turbojet
enteredService late 1940s
exhaustPosition mid-fuselage jet exhausts
firstFlight 1948
fuselageType metal monocoque
hasCanopy framed cockpit canopy
landingGear retractable tricycle landing gear
manufacturer Gloster Aircraft Company
powerplant 2 × Rolls-Royce Derwent turbojet engines
primaryUser Royal Air Force
propulsion jet propulsion
role conversion trainer
jet trainer
servicePeriod Cold War
tailConfiguration conventional tailplane
trainingLevel transition from piston to jet aircraft
trainingType advanced jet training
operational conversion
usedBy Belgian Air Force
Royal Netherlands Air Force
surface form: Dutch Air Force

Israeli Air Force
Royal Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Syrian Arab Air Force
surface form: Syrian Air Force

other export customers
usedFor instrument flying training
jet conversion training
pilot instruction
weapons training
usedIn post-World War II period
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

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Gloster Meteor variant Meteor T.7