Meteor F Mk 4 G.41F

Meteor F Mk 4 G.41F

Sea Meteor F Mk 3

Meteor F Mk 4 G.41G

Meteor F Mk 4 G.41F

Sea Meteor F Mk 3

Meteor F Mk 4 G.41G

Britain

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
7.7	7.7	7.7

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Research:105 000

Purchase:300 000

This page is about the British jet fighter Meteor F Mk 4 G.41F. For other uses, see Meteor (Family).

Description

The Meteor F Mk 4 type G.41F is a rank V British jet fighter with a battle rating of 7.7 (AB/RB/SB). This aircraft has been in the game during the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.29.

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 600 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	904	877	12500	20.2	21.4	30.8	29.2	325
Upgraded	976	945		19.8	20.0	43.7	37.0

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	520	520	290	~8	~4

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 500	< 600	< 590	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Empty mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
Rolls-Royce Derwent 5		2	5,516 kg		194 kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		7m fuel	20m fuel	24m fuel
443 kg	Centrifugal-flow turbojet		5,888 kg	6,539 kg	6,739 kg	6,940 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%)
Condition	100%	WEP	7m fuel	20m fuel	24m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	1,587 kgf	N/A	0.54	0.49	0.47	0.46
Optimal	1,587 kgf (0 km/h)	N/A	0.54	0.49	0.47	0.46

Survivability and armour

• 38 mm Bulletproof glass in cockpit front.
• 12.7 mm Steel plate behind the pilot.
• 12.7 mm Steel plate in the nose.

• Critical components located at the front of and wings of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Meteor F Mk 4 G.41F is armed with:

• 4 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannon, nose-mounted (200 rpg top, 190 rpg bottom = 780 total)

Usage in the battles

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair			Offensive 20 mm
II		Compressor	Airframe
III	Wings repair	Engine		New 20 mm cannons
IV	G-suit		Cover

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good acceleration
• High top speed
• Good energy retention
• Good at turning below 650 kph
• Good climb rate
• Excellent ammo capacity for cannons (190 RPG for two of the cannons, 200 RPG for the other two)
• Easy to fly missing half a wing

Cons:

• Compression
• Loses manoeuvrability over 700 kph significantly
• Rips easily if pulled hard at high speeds
• Limited visibility out of the rear of the cockpit

History

In 1946 the Gloster Meteor F.Mk.4 was introduced; a variant intended to replace the F.Mk.3. The prototype F.Mk.4 flew for the first time on May 17th 1945; the new variant was powered by Rolls-Royce Derwent Mk.5 turbojet engines, producing 1,590 kg of thrust (more than twice as much as the Derwent Mk.1). The engines were fitted in new extended nacelles, which reduced drag, and a strengthened airframe design was incorporated to harness the increased power. Fitted with the new engines, the Meteor F.Mk.4 would go on to set two world air speed records in November 1945 and then again in September 1946.

Further modifications to the Meteor F.Mk.4 included its ailerons and adjustments to its rudder trim tab to reduce snaking. The cockpit was now fully pressurized and ventilated; previous versions of the Meteor had had a non-pressurized cockpit. 

Trials of the prototype Gloster Meteor F.Mk.4 fighter showed that its maximum speed was increased by 180 km/h, but that this additional speed produced excessive stress on the wings. The wing panels, therefore, were made shorter from the ninth production aircraft onwards. This reduced the stress and improved horizontal manoeuvrability but reduced the rate of climb and the service ceiling. Type G.41F became the designation for the long-wing aircraft, and Type G.41G for the short-wing variant.

The Gloster Meteor F.Mk.4 represented a significant leap in terms of performance and was produced in large numbers, including as an export fighter. Based on the F.Mk.4, the two-seat T.Mk.7 trainer was developed.

By 1948 the F.Mk.4 had completely replaced the F.Mk.3 in the RAF and In May 1947, an export version was purchased by Argentina, followed by orders from Denmark, Egypt, Belgium and the Netherlands.

535 Gloster Meteor F.Mk.4 were produced for the RAF, with a further 168 aircraft being exported.

Media

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