| Manufacturer |
Boeing |
Gloster Aircraft Company |
| Description |
The Boeing Skyfox is an American twin-engined jet trainer aircraft, a highly upgraded development of the Lockheed T-33. |
The Gloster Meteor is the first British jet fighter and the Allies' only jet aircraft to engage in combat operations during the Second World War. |
| ICAO Code |
|
METR |
| First Flight |
1983-08-23 |
1943-03-05 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1944-07-27 |
| Production End |
|
1955-01-01 |
| Service End |
1997-01-01 |
1982-01-01 |
| Designer |
Boeing |
Gloster Aircraft Company |
| Type |
Jet trainer |
|
| Length (m) |
14.0208 |
13.4112 |
| Height (m) |
3.6576 |
3.9624 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
935.2592 |
965.6064 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
15240 |
13106.4 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
38.1 |
35.56 |
| Armament |
6000 lb external stores |
4 × 20 mm Hispano MkV cannon; two 1000 lb (450 kg) bombs; Provision for up to sixteen "60 lb" RP-3 rockets or eight 5-inch HVAR rockets under outer wings |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
|
0.82 |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
1 |
3947 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Garrett TFE731-3A turbofan |
2 × Rolls-Royce Derwent 8 centrifugal flow turbojet engine |
| Primary Users |
|
Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Belgian Air Force, Argentine Air Force |
| Status |
|
Two in use as testbed aircraft (one with civil registration) |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Skyfox |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
11.5824 |
11.2776 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
22.2224 |
32.5161 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
Garrett TFE731 |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |