Meteor F.4
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The Meteor F.4 was an early post-World War II British jet fighter variant of the Gloster Meteor, featuring improved engines and performance over its predecessors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meteor F.4 canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gloster Meteor variant
ⓘ
jet fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily | Gloster Meteor ⓘ |
| aircraftType | single-seat fighter ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | all-metal ⓘ |
| airIntakeLocation | wing roots ⓘ |
| armament | Hispano 20 mm cannon ⓘ |
| conflictInvolvement | Arab–Israeli conflicts (via export users) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin-engine ⓘ |
| engineModel |
Rolls-Royce Derwent
ⓘ
surface form:
Rolls-Royce Derwent 5
|
| enteredRAFService | mid-1940s ⓘ |
| era | early post-World War II ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Argentina
ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ Denmark ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| feature |
higher maximum speed than Meteor F.3
ⓘ
improved rate of climb ⓘ more powerful Derwent engines ⓘ shortened wings compared to earlier Meteors ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1945 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | straight fuselage ⓘ |
| improvementOver | Meteor F.3 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1945 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Gloster Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedClass | around 580 mph ⓘ |
| notableFor | being among the first operational British jet fighters in postwar service ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operatorType | military ⓘ |
| powerplantType | turbojet engine ⓘ |
| primaryArmamentCount | 4 ⓘ |
| role | fighter ⓘ |
| serviceCeilingClass | over 40,000 ft ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Meteor F.8 ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tailplane ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Argentine Air Force
ⓘ
Belgian Air Force ⓘ Royal Danish Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Danish Air Force
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Netherlands Air Force ⓘ Syrian Arab Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Air Force
|
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.