Meteor NF.14

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The Meteor NF.14 was a British twin-engine, jet-powered night fighter variant of the Gloster Meteor, featuring an extended nose and radar for all-weather interception duties in the early Cold War era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jet fighter aircraft
military aircraft
night fighter aircraft
aircraftGeneration first-generation jet fighter
aircraftRole all-weather interceptor
night fighter
airForceBranch RAF night fighter squadrons
surface form: Royal Air Force night fighter squadrons
airframeFeature extended nose
radar nose
two-seat cockpit
armamentType cannon armament
basedOn Gloster Meteor
surface form: Gloster Meteor fighter
category British jet aircraft
Cold War military aircraft of the United Kingdom
twinjet aircraft
configuration twin-engine jet
conflict Cold War
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 2
crewPosition pilot and radar operator
designedAs radar-equipped interceptor
designedBy Gloster design team
designedFor all-weather operations
night interception
engineType turbojet
enteredService 1950s
era early Cold War
firstFlight 1950s
hasNoseExtension true
landingGear retractable tricycle landing gear
manufacturer Gloster Aircraft Company
numberOfEngines 2
partOfSeries Gloster Meteor
powerplant Rolls-Royce Derwent turbojet
primaryMission air defence
interception of enemy bombers
propulsionLayout engines mounted in wing roots
radar airborne interception radar
serviceBranch Royal Air Force
successorTo Meteor NF.11
Meteor NF.12
tailConfiguration conventional tailplane
usedBy Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force Fighter Command
usedFor training in later service life
variantOf Gloster Meteor
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

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Gloster Meteor variant Meteor NF.14
Meteor NF.11 successorVariant Meteor NF.14