Meteor F Mk 4 G.41G

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

Meteor F Mk 4 G.41G

Meteor F Mk 4 G.41F

Meteor F Mk 8 G.41K

Meteor F Mk 4 G.41G

Meteor F Mk 4 G.41F

Meteor F Mk 8 G.41K

Britain

V Rank

Battle rating:

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)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	905	887	12500	23.1	23.8	30.7	28.9	325
Upgraded	973	950		21.0	22.0	43.9	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	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	Empty mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
Rolls-Royce Derwent 5		2	5,516 kg		207 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

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

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

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

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.

See also

Related development

• Meteor (Family)

External links

• Official data sheet - more details about the performance
• [Wikipedia] Gloster Meteor
• [Air Vectors] The Gloster Meteor