Meteor NF.13 (Israel)

Meteor NF.13

Spitfire Mk.IX (CW)

Meteor F.8

Meteor NF.13

Spitfire Mk.IX (CW)

Meteor F.8

Israel

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
7.3	7.7	7.7

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Research:95 000

Purchase:270 000

Description

The Meteor NF Mk.13 is a rank V Israeli jet fighter with a battle rating of 7.3 (AB) and 7.7 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Winged Lions".

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes

Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps

Max speed

at 100 m962 km/h

Turn time23 s

Max altitude12 500 m

Engine2 х Rolls-Royce Derwent 8

TypeJet

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight8 t

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 100 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	917	889	12500	23.2	24.5	31.7	30.1	325
Upgraded	989	962		22.8	23.0	44.8	38.0

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
✓	✓	✓	✓	X	X

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	390	___	___	___	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	< ___	< ___	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
_____		_	_,___ kg		___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel
___ kg	___		_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)
Condition	100%	___%/WEP	_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	___ kgf	___ kgf	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Optimal	___ kgf (_ km/h)	___ kgf (_ km/h)	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__

Survivability and armour

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear390 km/h

Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 268 → 4 653

RB8 965 → 12 766

SB11 966 → 17 039

Total cost of modifications80 000

130 400

Talisman cost2 000

Crew training78 000

Experts270 000

Aces1 500

Research Aces670 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

130 / 350 / 600 %

190 / 190 / 190 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 8 000 Cost: 13 000 310 Airframe Research: 9 000 Cost: 15 000 350 Compressor Research: 9 000 Cost: 15 000 350 Wings repair Research: 5 000 Cost: 8 100 195 Engine Research: 5 000 Cost: 8 100 195 G-suit Research: 5 000 Cost: 8 100 195 Cover Research: 13 000 Cost: 21 000 500 EFS Research: 13 000 Cost: 21 000 500		hispano_belt_pack Research: 8 000 Cost: 13 000 310 hispano_mk5_new_gun Research: 5 000 Cost: 8 100 195

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 14 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannon

Ammunition780 rounds

Fire rate750 shots/min

The Meteor NF.13 (Israel) is armed with:

• 4 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannons, wing-mounted (195 rpg = 780 total)

Usage in battles

Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

Pros and cons

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History

The Israeli Air Force entered the jet age in June 1953 when the first two Gloster T.7 Meteor planes' nicknamed "Sufa" (Storm) and "Sa'ar" (Tempest) landed in Israel. The squadron, established in Ramat David, operated three models of Meteors for training, combat and tactical photography. A fourth plane model for all-weather and night was operated by a sister squadron in Tel-Nof.

Even though the Air Force's French era was at the gate, and the Ouragan and Mystere planes replaced them as first line aircraft within two years, the British Meteors were able to take credit for a number of important activities. Among them, shooting down two Egyptian Vampires in the first jet aerial battle in the Middle East, which took place in September 1955 and shooting down the plane of the Egyptian Army's General Staff, Just before the Kadesh war.

In these twin-engine jet planes' generations of jet pilots were trained' as the Meteors served as operational training planes for combat pilots, and later on in a more advanced stage of the flight school. Meteors converted for photography, performed sorties deep in enemy territory and served as conversion planes for twin-engined fighter squadrons.

Israel was the third Middle Eastern state to get the Meteor, after Egypt and Syria. In 1956 Israel received six NF Mk.13s, three before and three after the Suez crisis. These were the last Meteors acquired from Britain. During the Suez crisis Egypt, Israel and the United Kingdom all possessed Meteors, but although all three countries used their Meteors in or around the canal zone, no clashes are recorded between Meteors. This was partly because the Israelis realised that the Meteor was outclassed by the Egyptian MiG-15s, and avoided using them as pure fighter aircraft.  

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See also

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