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1945
1945 - 1398.PDF
Jet I* ion The exceptionally cleanlines of the Meteor are well exemplified in theseviews. Visibility for the pilot is a feature of thedesign, and landing is simplified. is Employed : New Civil Aircraft , M.B.E. E 28/39—resembles an orthodox type of twin-engined air- craft save for its extremely low build and the absence of airscrews. Both were built to the design of Mr. W. J. Carter, M.B.E. Unlike the ME 262, which has underslung nacelles, the turbine compressor units are carried in nacelles mounted centrally in the wings, with the exhaust nozzles extending a foot or so beyond the trailing edge. The jet stream necessitates a high tailplane to avoid the high-temperature blast, and this has entailed splitting the rudder into two parts; a nose fairing is applied to the tailplane at its junction with the fin. Trimming tabs are fitted to each half elevator and to the lower portion of the rudder, and operated by normal-type hand wheels. All-metal stressed-skin construction is used throughout, and a breakdown of sections shows that separate units are (a) the fuselage nose, (b) front fuselage with nose wheel, (c) centre section, which embodies the centreplane with The absence of any torque-reaction helps to make the Meteor very manoeuvrable.Covers and skin joints appear exaggerated by the underneathlighting. In the picture below the short undercarriage featureis well brought out.
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