Meteor F.8 (Israel)

Meteor F.8

Meteor NF.13

Mystere IVA

Meteor F.8

Meteor NF.13

Mystere IVA

Israel

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
7.7	8.0	8.0

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Research:105 000

Purchase:300 000

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Description

The Meteor F Mk.8 is a rank V Israeli jet fighter with a battle rating of 7.7 (AB) and 8.0 (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

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	920	897	12500	24.1	24.7	33.6	31.7	325
Upgraded	976	962		22.2	23.0	47.4	40.2

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	495	462	290	~11	~5

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

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 Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		7m fuel	20m fuel	23m fuel
443 kg	Centrifugal-flow turbojet		5,953 kg	6,796 kg	7,020 kg	8,061 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%)
Condition	100%	WEP	7m fuel	20m fuel	23m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	1,633 kgf	N/A	0.55	0.48	0.47	0.41
Optimal	1,633 kgf (0 km/h)	N/A	0.55	0.48	0.47	0.41

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear390 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 293 → 4 689

RB9 131 → 13 002

SB11 724 → 16 694

Total cost of modifications91 400

147 800

Talisman cost2 100

Crew training86 000

Experts300 000

Aces1 700

Research Aces720 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

130 / 360 / 600 %

196 / 196 / 196 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 9 100 Cost: 15 000 360 Airframe Research: 6 800 Cost: 11 000 270 Compressor Research: 6 800 Cost: 11 000 270 Wings repair Research: 5 700 Cost: 9 200 230 Engine Research: 5 700 Cost: 9 200 230 G-suit Research: 5 700 Cost: 9 200 230 Cover Research: 15 000 Cost: 24 000 590 EFS Research: 15 000 Cost: 24 000 590		hispano_belt_pack Research: 9 100 Cost: 15 000 360 AR Research: 6 800 Cost: 11 000 270 hispano_mk5_new_gun Research: 5 700 Cost: 9 200 230

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 14 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannon

Ammunition780 rounds

Fire rate750 shots/min

The Meteor F.8 (Israel) is armed with:

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

Suspended armament

List of setups (1)

Setup 18 x AR rockets

The Meteor F.8 (Israel) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 8 x AR rockets

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

First flown on March 5, 1943, the Meteor became the RAF's first operational jet when it entered service with No. 616 squadron on 12th July 1944. It was the only allied jet fighter to enter service before the end of the WWII, making its operational debut against V-1 flying bombs launched against southern England. Numerous variants were developed after the war to provide fighters, trainers and photo reconnaissance aircraft, the F-8 variant serving as the RAF's major single seat day fighter during the early 1950s.

The Middle East entered the jet age in October 1949 when the Egpytian Air Force (EAF) received its first jet fighters, Meteor F.4s. By the end of 1952 the EAF had 49 jets (23 Meteors and 26 de Havilland Vampires) in its inventory, with more expected shortly, at a time when the most advanced fighter operated by the IAF was the North American P-51D Mustang, a World War II veteran. Israel had made several attempts to purchase jets from the USA and other European nations beginning in 1950, but these were rejected every time. In August 1952 the British government declared its willingness to sell 14 Meteors to each Middle Eastern nation, seeking to increase its weapons sales while keeping an impartial position. The IAF had long before come to the conclusion that there was no competing with the Arabs on quantity and that Israel had therefore to rely on quality, a stance contrary to the current offer. No nation besides Britain however, would sell jet fighters to Israel and Israel could not stand by while the balance of power was shifting against its favor. On November 23, 1952, the Israeli government approved the purchase and on February 1st 1953 the IAF and Gloster signed a deal for 11 Meteor F.8s and 4 training T.7s. These were the first aircraft the IAF had ever purchased from the manufacturer instead of second-hand examples.

Israel was the third Middle Eastern state to get the Meteor, after Egypt and Syria. These aircraft were delivered in three batches. In 1953 Israel received four T Mk.7s and eleven F Mk.8s, all new aircraft. The F Mk.8s were modified to carry American HVAR rockets but were otherwise identical to RAF aircraft.

The delivery of the F.8s begun on August 21st 1953 and was completed on January 17th 1954. The same year saw the IAF begin negotiations for the procurement of 2 T.7s and 9 Meteor FR.9, an armed tactical reconnaissance variant similar to the F.8. The first pair of FR.9s arrived in January 1955 and by May all 9 aircraft were in Israel. Two of these were later converted to F.8 standard while another 5 were stripped of their reconnaissance apparatus and were employed as mere fighters.

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.

The Mk.8s remained in front line service until 1956, when they began to be replaced by the Dassault Mystere. They were then used as training aircraft.

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