Meteor F Mk.8 (France)

This page is about the Belgian jet fighter Meteor F Mk.8 (France). For other versions, see Meteor (Family).

▄Meteor F Mk.8

▄Meteor F Mk.8

Description

The ▄Meteor F Mk.8 is a rank French jet fighter with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Seek & Destroy".

Belgium built a fleet of around 240 Meteor F Mk.8 jet fighters, starting with an order of around thirty aircraft from Gloster Aircraft Company in 1949. A larger batch of Meteors was then ordered from production lines in the Netherlands, built by Fokker. Following the completion of that order, Fairey subsidiary Avions Fairey constructed around seventy aircraft locally in Gosselies, Belgium. These aircraft would constitute a large part of Belgium's jet fighter fleet and served until 1963.

This aircraft's camoflage represents Meteor F Mk.8 'EG224' of the Belgian Air Force, currently on display at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History in Brussels, Belgium.

General info

Flight performance

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	922	895		24.1	24.7	33.3	31.5	325
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

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	+	-
999		495	462	290	~11	~5

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 560	< 600	< 620	-

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
Rolls-Royce Derwent 8		2	5,496 kg		216 kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		7m fuel	20m fuel	23m fuel
443 kg	Centrifugal-flow turbojet		5,953 kg	6,796 kg	7,020 kg	7,511 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%)
Condition	100%	WEP	7m fuel	20m fuel	23m fuel	MGW
Stationary	1,633 kgf	-	0.55	0.48	0.47	0.43
Optimal	1,633 kgf (0 km/h)	-	0.55	0.48	0.47	0.43

Survivability and armour

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.

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Meteor F Mk.8 (France) is armed with:

• 4 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannons, nose-mounted (200 rpg upper + 190 rpg lower = 780 total)

Suspended armament

Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.

Default weapon presets
3 x 100 gal external tanks 8 x RP-3 rockets

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Cons:

History

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Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Related development

• Meteor (Family)
  • Meteor F.8 (Israel) (other export Meteor F Mk.8s)

External links

• [Devblog] Dutch and Belgian Aircraft are Joining the French Tree!
• [Belgian Wings] Gloster Meteor F.8
• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gloster_Meteor_F.8_%E2%80%98EG224_-_K5-K%E2%80%99_%2834339076780%29.jpg
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avions_Fairey