Gloster Meteor T.7 – 照片和视频

照片库的 格洛斯特流星T.7, The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies’ only operational jet aircraft during the Second World War. The Meteor’s development was heavily reliant on its ground-breaking turbojet engines, pioneered by Sir Frank Whittle and his company, Power Jets Ltd. Development of the aircraft itself began in 1940, although work on the engines had been under way since 1936. The Meteor first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with No. 616 Squadron RAF. Nicknamed the “Meatbox”, the Meteor was not a sophisticated aircraft in its aerodynamics, but proved to be a successful combat fighter. Gloster’s 1946 civil Meteor F.4 demonstrator G-AIDC was the first civilian-registered jet aircraft in the world. 流星T.7: Two-seat trainer variant of the F.4, company prototype first flew 19 March 1948, 640 production aircraft for the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy (43) and 72 for export (Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Egypt, France, Israel, Netherlands). Avions Fairey modified 20 Belgian Air Force F.4s to T.7 standard.

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这 格洛斯特流星T.7 是英国第一架喷气式战斗机格洛斯特流星的双座教练机版本。它是在 1940 年代后期开发的，以满足皇家空军和其他操作流星的空军对喷气式飞机飞行员的需求。T.7 的机身比单座流星 F.4 更长，第二个驾驶舱供学生后面的教官使用。
这 T.7 保留了与F.20相同的劳斯莱斯德温特发动机和四门4毫米加农炮的武器，但由于重量和阻力增加，性能降低。T.7 于 1949 年投入使用，直到 1960 年代才被广泛用于训练和改装目的。 一些 T.7 还被改装用于其他角色，例如目标牵引、雷达校准和研发。