This is the Gloster Reaper (Meteor) F.8, or Ground Attack Aircraft, for the Korean Air War project of Microprose's European Air War. The aircraft represented is a fictional Royal Australian Air Force skin, A77-911,  circa 1950. It is for the P38H slot in EAW.


The new skin is by me, the 3dz is by Charles Gunst (who says it needs updating badly, which will happen shortly, fingers crossed!), and this zip comes with a new "Meteor" cockpit and wingview, adapted from one of Serb's 262's. Also comes with modifed FM and weapons loadout, courtesy of Flyright.

Thanks guys!

As an alternative, you can decide not to install the modified FM etc, and the aircraft will then use the standard ECAP Meteor III data, and would then represent the very first jet fighter operated by the RAAF in 1946-1947.

About the Meteor in RAAF service:

Gloster Meteor(Reaper or Ground Attack Aircraft) F.8
TYPE: Single-seat fighter and ground attack aircraft 
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom 
ENGINES: Two Rolls-Royce Derwent 8 turbojets of 3,600 lb. thrust. 
DIMENSIONS: 
Wingspan: 37 ft 2 in / 11.33 m. 
Length: 44 ft 7 in / 13.59 m. 
Height: 13 ft 0 in / 3.96 m. 
PERFORMANCE: 
Max. speed: 501 kts / 912 kph / 571 mph
Initial climb: 7,000 ft / 2,134 m. per min. 
Max. range (internal fuel): 666 nm / 1,234 km. 
Service ceiling: 44,000 ft / 13,411 m. 
ARMAMENT: 4 x 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs, 24 Rockets  
WEIGHTS: 
Empty weight: 10,700 lb / 4,853 kg 
Max. loaded: 19,100 lb / 8,664 kg 
Normal loaded: 17,350 lb / 7,870 kg. 
CREW: 1 (The RAAF also operated some 2-seat variants) 
RAAF SERVICE: 1946-47 and 1951-63 
with 75 and 77 Sqns., and Citizen Air Force 22 (City of Sydney) Sqn. and 23 (City of Brisbane) Sqn., 38 Sqn., and Weapons Research Establishment (WRE). 

The Meteor was the first jet fighter officially taken on by the RAAF, one F.3 being operated from 1946 until February 1947, when it was scrapped after a heavy landing at Darwin. Meteors entered squadron service in 1951 - by which time Vampire jets were also operating with the RAAF. 
The first of these Meteors were sent directly to Korea to replace 77 Sqn. Mustangs. As well as its 93 Meteor F.8's, the RAAF operated nine T.7's, and a single NF.11 for missile tests at Weapons Research Establishment (WRE) in the early 1950's.


Richard "Gramps" Kaminski
01/11/02
Endeavour2000@hotmail.com


In 1950, Glosters developed a ground-attack variant of the F.8. The F.8 G-AMCJ (later registered with temporary registration G-7-1) - "Ground Attack Fighter", or "Reaper" received reinforced, larger span wings with wingtip tanks, equipped with hard points for rockets and bombs (24 rockets or up to four 450 kilogram (1,000 pound) bombs). It had some structural reinforcements and additional armor.

It flew for the first time on 4 September 1950 and it was flown in the air shows of Farnborough in the same year and in 1951. In spite of not having received orders for this variant, the acquired experience was important, because soon that capacity would be specified by other Meteor users than the RAF, including Australia.


