Meteor NF.12
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The Meteor NF.12 was a British twin-engine, all-weather night fighter variant of the Gloster Meteor jet, featuring an extended nose to house advanced radar equipment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meteor NF.12 canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gloster Meteor variant
ⓘ
jet aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ night fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
jet-powered military aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | twin-boom tail with single fin ⓘ |
| aircraftGeneration | first-generation jet fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftRole | all-weather night fighter ⓘ |
| armament | cannon armament in fuselage nose or lower fuselage ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewRole |
pilot
ⓘ
radar operator ⓘ |
| designedBy | Gloster design team ⓘ |
| designedFor | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| designedForCapability |
all-weather interception
ⓘ
night operations ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Gloster Meteor ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy | Meteor NF.13 ⓘ |
| hasAvionics | airborne interception radar ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
all-metal airframe
ⓘ
extended nose ⓘ mid-mounted straight wings ⓘ pressurized cockpit ⓘ radar-equipped nose ⓘ side-by-side seating ⓘ tricycle landing gear ⓘ twin-engine configuration ⓘ two-seat cockpit ⓘ |
| hasLandingGear | retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| hasNoseDesign | lengthened nose for radar installation ⓘ |
| hasWingConfiguration | low- to mid-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| introducedAs | improved night fighter version of the Meteor ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Gloster Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gloster Meteor
ⓘ
surface form:
Gloster Meteor family
|
| powerplant |
Rolls-Royce Derwent turbojet
ⓘ
surface form:
Rolls-Royce Derwent 8 turbojet
|
| precededBy | Meteor NF.11 ⓘ |
| radarType | AI radar ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defence
ⓘ
all-weather night fighting ⓘ |
| usedIn | air defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.