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Meteor F Mk 4 G.41G

Meteor F Mk 4 G.41G

AB	RB	SB
7.7	8.0	8.0

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Research:61 000

Purchase:340 000

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Description

The Meteor F Mk 4 type G.41G is a rank V British jet fighter with a battle rating of 7.7 (AB) and 8.0 (RB/SB). It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27.

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes

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

Max speed

at 100 m950 km/h

Turn time22 s

Max altitude12 500 m

Engine2 х Rolls-Royce Derwent 5

TypeJet

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight7 t

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 100 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
Characteristics	AB	RB	Max altitude (metres)	AB	RB	AB	RB	Take-off run (metres)
Stock	905	887	12500	23.1	23.8	30.7	28.9	325
Upgraded	973	950	12500	21.0	22.0	43.9	37.0	325

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
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
999	390	495	462	290	~10	~5

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 560	< 600	< 580	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass	Wing loading (full fuel)
Rolls-Royce Derwent 5		2	5,629 kg	210 kg/m²
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)		Max Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		5m fuel	19m fuel	Max Takeoff Weight
443 kg	Centrifugal-flow turbojet		5,989 kg	6,829 kg	6,940 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%)
Condition	100%	WEP	5m fuel	19m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	1,587 kgf	N/A	0.53	0.46	0.46
Optimal	1,587 kgf (0 km/h)	N/A	0.53	0.46	0.46

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear390 km/h

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 and wings of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 331 → 4 743

RB9 354 → 13 320

SB11 949 → 17 015

Total cost of modifications102 400

162 000

Talisman cost2 200

Crew training98 000

Experts340 000

Aces1 800

Research Aces780 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

130 / 380 / 600 %

202 / 202 / 202 %

Modifications

Flight performance

Survivability

Weaponry

Fuselage repair Research: 10 000 Cost: 16 000 370
Airframe Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 280	Compressor Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 280
Wings repair Research: 6 400 Cost: 10 000 240	Engine Research: 6 400 Cost: 10 000 240	G-suit Research: 6 400 Cost: 10 000 240
Cover Research: 17 000 Cost: 27 000 640		EFS Research: 17 000 Cost: 27 000 640

hispano_belt_pack Research: 10 000 Cost: 16 000 370
	GLBC mk.3 Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 280
Mk.II year 1943 Research: 6 400 Cost: 10 000 240

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 14 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.II cannon

Ammunition720 rounds

Fire rate600 shots/min

Main article: Hispano Mk.II (20 mm)

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

4 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.II cannons, nose-mounted (180 rpg = 720 total)

Suspended armament

List of setups (1)

Setup 12 x 1000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bomb

Main article: H.E. M.C. Mk.13 (1,000 lb)

The Meteor F Mk 4 G.41G can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

Without load
2 x 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs (2,000 lb total)

Usage in battles

The Meteor has a fully air fighting role as the lack of ordnance and penetration for the 20 mm cannons make the aircraft useless for CAS or ground attack. The Meteor has 2 primary combat roles:

Bomber hunter:

The speed, acceleration, and firepower make this jet usable for bomber hunting. Pilots should use 30° climb to gain speed and altitude to be able to hunt bombers. Depending on the type of bomber that the Meteor encounters (jet bomber or prop bomber), tactics should vary.

For jet bombers:

Ar 234 B-2, Ar 234 C-3, IL-28 (all variants), etc, the pilot must try to use their agility to their advantage as most of them carry both offensive and defensive weaponry and sometimes will try to dogfight you (with exception of Ar 234 B-2 and B-57A). IL-28 should be approached carefully as the 23 mm offensive and defensive cannons can tear the Meteor apart with small bursts. Use your speed to your advantage.

For prop bombers:

B-29/Tu-4, etc, the pilot must use boom and zoom tactics as big planes lack agility but have powerful firepower. These aircraft should be approached as any other prop bomber (head-on or from below). Be aware of B-29 and Tu-4 as both have ventral turrets that will harm you, approach them in a head-on or in a frontal arc of 45° (blind spot for most turrets) or in a very steep angle from above (although this should not be the main angle of approach as both B-29 and Tu-4 have a turret elevation of 89°).

Air superiority fighter:

The Meteor, as with previous Meteors, is not a really fast aircraft but a competitive one. Boom-and-zoom against aircraft that are able to outturn you (Ho 229, Vampire FB 52A, etc), and turn against those that are able to outrun you (MiG-15).

Pros and cons

Pros:

Good acceleration
Reasonable top speed
Clipped wings offer an improvement over the previous model in energy retention and wing durability
Good at turning below 650 km/h
Good climb rate
Excellent ammo capacity for cannons (190 RPG for two of the cannons, 200 RPG for the other two)

Cons:

Compression
Loses manoeuvrability over 700 km/h significantly
Limited visibility out of the rear of the cockpit

History

Archive of the in-game description

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

Skins

Skins and camouflages for the Meteor F Mk 4 G.41G from live.warthunder.com.

External links

Gloster Aircraft Company, Limited
Fighters	Gladiator Mk II · Sea Gladiator Mk I · Gladiator Mk IIF · Gladiator Mk IIS · Tuck's Gladiator Mk II
Jet Fighters	Meteor F Mk 3 · Sea Meteor F Mk 3 · Meteor F Mk 4 G.41F · Meteor F Mk 4 G.41G · Meteor F Mk 8 G.41K · Meteor F Mk.8 Reaper
	Javelin F.(A.W.) Mk.9
Export	J8A · Iacobi's J8A · ␗Gladiator Mk I · ▄Gladiator Mk I
	▄Meteor F Mk.8 · Meteor F.8 · Meteor NF.13
See Also	Fokker

Britain jet aircraft
Blackburn	Buccaneer S.1 · Buccaneer S.2 · Buccaneer S.2B
British Aerospace	Harrier GR.7 · Sea Harrier FRS.1 (e) · Sea Harrier FRS.1 · Sea Harrier FA 2
British Aircraft Corporation	Strikemaster Mk.88
English Electric	Canberra B Mk 2 · Canberra B (I) Mk 6 · Lightning F.6 · Lightning F.53
Gloster	Meteor F Mk 3 · Sea Meteor F Mk 3 · Meteor F Mk 4 G.41F · Meteor F Mk 4 G.41G · Meteor F Mk 8 G.41K · Meteor F Mk.8 Reaper
	Javelin F.(A.W.) Mk.9
de Havilland	Vampire F.B.5 · Venom FB.4 · Sea Venom FAW 20 · Sea Vixen F.A.W. Mk.2
Hawker	Sea Hawk FGA.6 · Hunter F.1 · Hunter F.6 · Hunter FGA.9 · Harrier GR.1 · Harrier GR.3
Panavia	Tornado GR.1 · Tornado GR.4 · Tornado F.3 · Tornado F.3 Late
SEPECAT	Jaguar GR.1 · Jaguar GR.1A · Jaguar IS
Supermarine	Attacker FB 1 · Attacker FB.2 · Scimitar F Mk.1 · Swift F.1 · Swift F.7
Foreign	Phantom FG.1 ^(USA) · Phantom FGR.2 ^(USA) · F-4J(UK) Phantom II ^(USA)
Australia	F-111C
India	▄MiG-21 Bison
South Africa	▄JAS39C

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 ! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type
-! 7m fuel || 20m fuel || 24m fuel
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 | 443 kg || colspan="2" | Centrifugal-flow turbojet
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-! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%)
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 ! Condition || 100% || WEP
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 | ''Stationary'' || 1,587 kgf || N/A
-| 0.54 || 0.49 || 0.47 || 0.46
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-| ''Optimal'' || 1,587 kgf<br />(0 km/h) || N/A
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-* 4 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannons, nose-mounted (200 rpg top + 190 rpg bottom = 780 total)
+* 4 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.II cannons, nose-mounted (180 rpg = 720 total)
+=== Suspended armament ===
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+The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
+* Without load
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 == Usage in battles ==
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 The Meteor, as with previous Meteors, is not a really fast aircraft but a competitive one. Boom-and-zoom against aircraft that are able to outturn you ([[Ho 229 V3|Ho 229]], [[Vampire FB 52A]], etc), and turn against those that are able to outrun you ([[MiG-15]]).
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 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.
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 Gloster Meteor F.Mk.4 were produced for the RAF, with a further 168 aircraft being exported.
+{{Navigation-End}}
 == Media ==
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
+<!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
+;Skins
+* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=meteor_fmk4_sw Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 == See also ==
-''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+<!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
-* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
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+;Related development
+* [[Meteor (Family)]]
 == External links ==
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+* [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/264950-gloster-meteor-f-mk4-g41g/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance]
+* [[wikipedia:Gloster_Meteor|[Wikipedia] Gloster Meteor]]
+* [http://www.airvectors.net/avmeteor.html <nowiki>[Air Vectors]</nowiki> The Gloster Meteor]
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Difference between revisions of "Meteor F Mk 4 G.41G"

Latest revision as of 15:24, 22 June 2024

Contents

Description

General info

Flight performance

Details

Engine performance

Survivability and armour

Modifications and economy

Armaments

Offensive armament

Suspended armament

Usage in battles

Pros and cons

History

Media

See also

External links