Meteor from the Cockpit Britain's First Jet Fighter
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ePUB
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Nein
Family Sharing
Nein
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
31.01.2020
Verlag
Pen & Sword AviationSeitenzahl
176 (Printausgabe)
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7983 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781844683345
An in-depth look at this historic military aircraft, including firsthand accounts from those who flew it.
The Meteor is remembered as the first British jet fighter to enter squadron service and the only jet-powered Allied fighter to see action in WW II. Subsequent development was limited as a result of its relatively conventional airframe-although it did hold the world air speed record for a while.
The Meteor was immensely strong and many pilots owe their lives to its rugged construction. For a whole generation of pilots, the aircraft-the Meatbox, as it was affectionately known-provided the ideal introduction to jet-powered flight. It did suffer a high accident rate, but many of the losses were due to lack of knowledge of the stresses of high-speed flight at low level and a misguided training program.
Long after its first flight the Meteor lives on, as it is still used by Martin Baker to test ejection seats, testimony to the basic soundness of the design. This book looks into the aircraft's design history and development through many different variants-and includes many firsthand accounts of flying the aircraft in peace and war.
The Meteor is remembered as the first British jet fighter to enter squadron service and the only jet-powered Allied fighter to see action in WW II. Subsequent development was limited as a result of its relatively conventional airframe-although it did hold the world air speed record for a while.
The Meteor was immensely strong and many pilots owe their lives to its rugged construction. For a whole generation of pilots, the aircraft-the Meatbox, as it was affectionately known-provided the ideal introduction to jet-powered flight. It did suffer a high accident rate, but many of the losses were due to lack of knowledge of the stresses of high-speed flight at low level and a misguided training program.
Long after its first flight the Meteor lives on, as it is still used by Martin Baker to test ejection seats, testimony to the basic soundness of the design. This book looks into the aircraft's design history and development through many different variants-and includes many firsthand accounts of flying the aircraft in peace and war.
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