UK2 DG204 Gloster Meteor 1943orLater.jpg

[Joseph Testagrose]

[Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF[_6_]]

Hmmmmm,
This is a wierd one, a Meteor with axial flow turbojet engines.
And they look kinda like Jumo 004's to me.
Is there any further information on this bird?

TIA.

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Jeff Cochrane
East Innisfail
QLD, Australia

"Joseph Testagrose" > wrote in message
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[Dave Kearton[_3_]]

"Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF" > wrote in message
eb.com...
> Hmmmmm,
> This is a wierd one, a Meteor with axial flow turbojet engines.
> And they look kinda like Jumo 004's to me.
> Is there any further information on this bird?
>
> TIA.
>
> --
>
> Jeff Cochrane






was thinking that very thing myself Jeff, while eating my morning weeties.




Took a while to get the Googlebox up to steam, but this is what it produced,
once the gears engaged.


http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2008/06/early-british-jets-01.htm
about 1/3 of the way down


http://tanks45.tripod.com/Jets45/ListOfEngines/EnginesUK.htm look for
F.2 "Beryl"


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Cheers

Dave Kearton

[®i©ardo]

On 24/08/2011 22:55, Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF wrote:
> Hmmmmm,
> This is a wierd one, a Meteor with axial flow turbojet engines.
> And they look kinda like Jumo 004's to me.
> Is there any further information on this bird?
>
> TIA.
>

Here are a couple of links for you.

http://www.airpages.ru/eng/uk/gm1.shtml
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1197385/

This particular aircraft, DG204, first flew on 13 November 1943 and
crashed on 1 April 1944. The MetroVick powered DG204 was the fifth
Meteor prototype to take to the air, on 13 November 1943, but it was
destroyed in a crash on 4 January 1945, and would remain the only
MetroVick powered Meteor.

Incidentally "Metrovick" was an abbreviation for "Metropolitan Vickers".

http://www.ireference.ca/search/Metropolitan-Vickers%20F.2/

The F.2 engine went on to be the basis of the Armstrong-Siddleley F2/4
Beryl and then was developed into the Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire
engine, which was used to power a number of post-war aircraft, amongst
them, in the UK, the Gloster Javelin and the Hawker Hunter.

It also made a substantial contribution to the American aircraft
industry as the Wright J65 aero engine.

http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19760757002

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[®i©ardo]

On 26/08/2011 16:04, ®i©ardo wrote:
> On 24/08/2011 22:55, Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF wrote:
>> Hmmmmm,
>> This is a wierd one, a Meteor with axial flow turbojet engines.
>> And they look kinda like Jumo 004's to me.
>> Is there any further information on this bird?
>>
>> TIA.
>>
>
> Here are a couple of links for you.
>
> http://www.airpages.ru/eng/uk/gm1.shtml
> http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1197385/
>
> This particular aircraft, DG204, first flew on 13 November 1943 and
> crashed on 1 April 1944. The MetroVick powered DG204 was the fifth
> Meteor prototype to take to the air, on 13 November 1943, but it was
> destroyed in a crash on 4 January 1945, and would remain the only
> MetroVick powered Meteor.
>
> Incidentally "Metrovick" was an abbreviation for "Metropolitan Vickers".
>
> http://www.ireference.ca/search/Metropolitan-Vickers%20F.2/
>
> The F.2 engine went on to be the basis of the Armstrong-Siddleley F2/4
> Beryl and then was developed into the Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire
> engine, which was used to power a number of post-war aircraft, amongst
> them, in the UK, the Gloster Javelin and the Hawker Hunter.
>
> It also made a substantial contribution to the American aircraft
> industry as the Wright J65 aero engine.
>
> http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19760757002
>

I knew I had pictures of it somewhere.

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[®i©ardo]

>>
>
> I knew I had pictures of it somewhere.
>

Sorry about the size of the previous post. Here are the two engines
again, but more reasonably sized.




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[Indrek[_2_]]

"®i©ardo" > wrote in message
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>>>
>>
>> I knew I had pictures of it somewhere.
>>
>
> Sorry about the size of the previous post. Here are the two engines
> again, but more reasonably sized.

As my Australian son-in-law would say: "no wucking furries, mate".

Cheers,

Indrek Aavisto


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The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled,
public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be
tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should
be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to
work, instead of living on public assistance."

- Cicero - 55 BC

[®i©ardo]

On 27/08/2011 02:17, Indrek wrote:
>
>
> "®i©ardo" > wrote in message
> ...
>>>>
>>>
>>> I knew I had pictures of it somewhere.
>>>
>>
>> Sorry about the size of the previous post. Here are the two engines
>> again, but more reasonably sized.
>
> As my Australian son-in-law would say: "no wucking furries, mate".
>
> Cheers,
>
> Indrek Aavisto
>
>
Thanks Indrek, it's good to hear/see that time honoured expression again.

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