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	The Gloster Meteor
		The Meteor I was an all-metal aircraft of conventional construction, with low-mounted straight wings with two spars, turbojets mid-mounted in the the wings, and a high-mounted horizontal tailplane to keep it out of the way of the jet exhaust.
		Meteor pilots were keen to test their aircraft against the Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter, but at least initially they had orders not to fly beyond enemy lines lest one of their aircraft be shot down and examined.
		NF.12 100 NF.11 with new radar, Derwent 9 engines.
	www.vectorsite.net /avmeteor.html (7152 words)

	MBDA Meteor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Meteor selection was not a total loss for U.S. industry, Boeing is part of the team providing aircraft integration and manufacturing technology.
		The Meteor is considered to be a high-risk project compared to the choice of an upgraded existing missile, but this is due to the high technology of the project, compared to the low risk development of the proven AMRAAM missile.
		The Meteor as planned is too large for internal carriage in the F-22 or the F-35 Lightning II although MBDA has planned to adjust the design so that it can fit into the weapons bay of the F-35 which will enter British service.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/MBDA_Meteor (662 words)

	Rolls-Royce Meteor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Rolls-Royce Meteor was a British tank engine developed from the Rolls-Royce Merlin aero-engine.
		In addition, because weight-saving was not so important for a tank engine some of the Merlin's more expensive light-alloy components were replaced with cheaper components manufactured from steel.
		Previously, British tanks had been regarded as somewhat underpowered and unreliable, and the Meteor is considered to be the engine that for the first time gave British tanks ample, reliable, power.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meteor_engine (156 words)

	1955 Meteor Page
		The 1955 Meteor along with all other Ford of Canada lines appeared with new styling for the 1955 model year.
		Below the Meteor's futuristic sting ray style hood ornament, the grill was vastly changed from that of the 1954.
		Meteor now came with the overhead valve, short stroke, Y-Block V-8 introduced in the 1954 US Ford.
	www.56meteor.com /55page.htm (514 words)

	netbikes Royal Enfield Meteor Vintage Motorcycle Road Tests
		Announced in April, the 496 cc Meteor Minor de Luxe is one of a trio of new Royal Enfield high-performance twins.
		The engine could be started with the switch in that position provided a really vigorous thrust aws given to the kick-starter.
		As soon as the engine had run a few moments it would idle slowly, evenly and denpendably when the twistgrip was rolled right back.
	www.netbikes.com.au /roadtests/meteor.htm (1670 words)

	Coachbult.com - Meteor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In 1916, Meteor introduced their new twin-six engine in the new Model 85 combination pallbearers coach and ambulance, The 12-cylinder Weidley engine developed 72 horsepower and was placed on a new 148" frame which featured 35"x5" tires.
		Meteor also introduced a new extension sill roller at the rear of their funeral coaches that facilitated easier loading and unloading of the casket.
		Meteor's flower cars were topped by 5-window business coupe-style roofs and featured a fake folded convertible top made of aluminum mounted at the rear of the flower box.
	www.coachbuilt.com /bui/m/meteor/meteor.htm (4198 words)

	Gloster Meteor
		Whereas earlier Egyptian deployments had enabled IAF Meteors to be based in a northern air base, new Egyptian jets and their location in air bases in the Sinai required a rapid Israeli response to the Egyptian threat.
		An Egyptian radar station was destroyed on October 31st, and on November 2nd the Meteors participated in the conquest of the Gaza Strip and the destruction of the 8th Palestinian division.
		Meteors were also involved in a number of friendly fire cases, hitting IDF ground forces on October 31st.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/History/meteor.html (1970 words)

	ch11-2
		Configuration of the two aircraft was similar in that both had engines mounted on the wing outboard of the fuselage and both had a tricycle landing gear that was to become standard on all jet fighters.
		The innovative Junkers engine employing an axial-flow compressor may be considered as the precursor of all large, modern axial-flow engines.
		A small 1600-pound-thrust jet engine was mounted in the fuselage behind the pilot and was fed by air inlets in the wing leading edge.
	www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/SP-468/ch11-2.htm (4117 words)

	Autoworld.com - FORD OF CANADA HERITAGE
		Meteor followed the Mercury 114 format, which was to use the Ford body with a Mercury grille.
		Meteor's difference was in the centre third where all the bars were thin and horizontal.
		The Ford-based Meteor was heralded by the Mercury 114.
	www.autoworld.com /apps/news/FullStoryp.asp?id=3970&frame=wqcd (9312 words)

	Meteor Books and Videos
		Despite the fact that the Meteor was the Royal Air Forces' first jet fighter, and that the Meteor was pivotal in so many ways in the development of jet aircraft and engines in Britain there have been relatively few books dedicated to its history and development.
		If you have come across other books containing significant meteor or engine development material then please get in contact so that the reference can be added to the list.
		Great for the modeller as well in case anyone wants to build early versions of the aircraft the strangest of which was the first flying prototype which had a piston engine in the nose, no jet nacelles and a piston engine in the front.
	www.meteorflight.com /books.htm (1063 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| Aviation History \| Jet Aircraft Development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The emergence of the jet engine as a practical means of propulsion unlocked a Pandora's box of new problems for aircraft designers to solve--new aerodynamic factors, new degrees of stress, and new forces with which propeller-driven aircraft previously had not had to contend, most notably the sound barrier.
		Powered by two Rolls-Royce Welland I engines, generating 1,700 pounds of static thrust (lb.s.t.), the Meteor I was a pleasant plane to fly, and for the next 12 years, upgraded models would serve in the RAF and other air arms around the world.
		Unlike the twin-engine Meteor, the Vampire had a single deHavilland Goblin 2 jet engine, rated at 3,100 lb.s.t., which was housed in the pilot's nacelle, and its tail surfaces consisted of a twin-boom arrangement similar to that of the American Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
	www.thehistorynet.com /ahi/bl-jet-aircraft (1200 words)

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		Her notes recorded that engine 183 (this one!) was weighed on 12th January 1944, soon after the engine had been completed, and dispatched to the Turbo Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada, presumably for cold-weather trials.
		On being dismantled in 2004 much of the engine was found to be in good condition, particularly the heart of the engine; the impeller, the turbine and main bearings.
		The need to completely strip the engine down again to enable the rear bearing to be replaced was too daunting at this stage and it was decided to investigate what could be done if the turbine was removed which would allow access to the bearing.
	members.lycos.co.uk /pwgrieve/newpage5.html (2165 words)

	SpitfireSpares.com - warbird PowerPlant
		Meteor engines are basically Merlin engines converted for tank use.
		The engine was intended both as an experiment in axial-flow engines, as well as (if successful) a replacement for the 5,000 lbf Nene.
		This type of K Gass was used on the later Generation of engines such as the Rolls Royce Griffon, a 36 Litre replacement for the Merlin.
	www.spitfirespares.com /SpitfireSpares.com/Pages/power.html (1022 words)

	Trent
		The RB-50 "Trent" engine was a Rolls-Royce Derwent turbojet engine fitted with a forward drive shaft, a reduction gearbox and a Rotol five-bladed propeller of a diameter of 7' 11''.
		In April 1948 the "Trent" Meteor was transferred to the Navy for testing, as they were interested in the use of turboprop aircraft for deck-operations.
		On the 22/9/1948 the aircraft was returned to Rolls-Royce, were it was restored to it's original condition, then being returned to RAF Farborough were it was scrapped in June 1949.
	tanks45.tripod.com /Jets45/Histories/Trent/Trent.htm (239 words)

	Salvage Squad 2002 - Tank
		During the early 1960s it was converted to an AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers – a special tank used by the Royal Engineers) and took part in the Gulf War in 1990.
		The tank's engine is a Rolls Royce Meteor, a version of the legendary Merlin engine, which powered the Spitfire fighter aircraft.
		The electronic wizardry has to be fitted to the back of the engine and Jerry and Axel Cleghorn have to work blind in the tiny space.
	www.channel4.com /science/microsites/S/salvage_squad_2002/vehicles/tank (543 words)

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		It is almost identical to the V12 Meteor engine.
		In spite of having had a specially made crankcase, it has still had to be adapted very much to take a flywheel at one end and a belt pulley at the other, due to its aero origins.
		The Meteorite engine has a power rating of 285 BHP by being governed to 2000 rpm, and a peak torque figure of 730 lb ft. Fuel-injected versions of this engine gave nearer 500 HP, but never went into production.
	members.lycos.co.uk /pwgrieve/hobbies0.html (273 words)

	JOHN STARLEY AND ROVER CARS, BRITISH LEYLAND, AUSTIN ROVER GROUP \| DIRECTORY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS \| VEHICLE DESIGN ...
		These engines had been very expensive to produce and it is thought that Rover never made a profit on the '14 / 45' or '16 / 50' models built in the four years from 1924 to 1928, less than 2,000 cars being sold.
		The weight of the engine was less than a twelfth of that of a Diesel of comparable power, It occupied a, less than a tenth of the space that would have been taken up by a Diesel or gasoline engine and its accessories.
		The engines as used at present are not fitted with a heat exchanger, although provision is made for the use of a heat exchanger.
	www.speedace.info /rover.htm (8063 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Meteor 2 is finally starting to look and act like a real game.
		Although its not a 3D FPS game (its not designed to be, that is the whole point of the Meteor series!) it is a considerably large and complex coding project.
		Meteor 2 has taken almost 5 years to develop (part time of course!), I am finally happy (well almost) to let it go out to the beta testers.
	www.jbgames.com /games/meteor2/press/m2_2004-09-02.htm (184 words)

	Keith Meggs : The Gloster Meteor
		The Meteor F.8 was the mainstay of RAF Fighter Command between 1950 and 1955, though it was increasingly outmatched by newer swept-wing fighters developed during this period, such as the US North American F-86 Sabre and the Soviet MiG-15.
		The Meteor seemed to be no match for the MiG-15, though Australian pilots protested that they might have done much better had they been trained for air-to-air combat rather than ground support, but by the end of 1951 the Meteor had been relegated to the ground-support role.
		This was dangerous work, all the more so because a Meteor had to be held smooth and level on its firing run for its gyro-stabilized gunsight to operate accurately, making the aircraft vulnerable to ground fire.
	www.ctie.monash.edu /hargrave/MEGGS_meteor.html (1558 words)

	www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org - British Aviation Resource Center - Meteor
		The RAF was reluctant to allow thier new jet fighter to engage in combat over the continent for fear of a shot down example falling into German hands.
		With these restrictions the Meteor was limited to British airspace where it found itself adept at downing V-1's.
		Although initially underpowered, engine development by Rolls-Royce transformed the Meteor into a capable multi-role aircraft with power output more than doubling by the introduction of the F.8.
	www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org /BARC/meteor.html (432 words)

	Gloster Meteor
		It is representative of the handful of Meteors active during the final stages of the Second World War.
		In the early stages of jet engine development, the possibilities to drive a propellor by this new type of powerplant had to be checked.
		An early Meteor F.1 was re-engined with two Rolls Royce Trent engines and thus became one of the first turboprop aircraft.
	meltingpot.fortunecity.com /clyde/808/meteor.html (726 words)

	Centaur Dozer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Many Centaurs were retro-fitted with the Meteor engine and new engine deck to become Cromwells.
		Many of these variants were re-engined with the Meteor engine but retained their ‘Centaur’ status.
		The raised louvre is a smaller version of the one on the engine deck and is fitted at the rear of the disc of plasticard.
	www.armouredengineer.force9.co.uk /dozerart.htm (2425 words)

	Book Reviews 4
		It was this material that finally doomed the early development of this engine and ultimately led to Rolls-Royce’s bankruptcy in 1971.
		It should be noted that the engine portion includes several engines, mostly converted motorcycle engines, which I could not find in any other book (including the 1939 Aerosphere).
		The tale has been told many times but briefly the SU carburetor was not equipped to handle negative “G” without first starving the engine for fuel and then over compensating and drowning the engine with an over rich mixture.
	www.enginehistory.org /book_reviews_4.htm (2027 words)

	Help Restore the Whaleback SS Meteor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The whaleback SS Meteor, built in Superior Wisconsin 106 years ago by the well known shipbuilder Alexander McDougall has been a museum ship in her home town since 1971.
		Chipping and painting of deck equipment and engine room spaces are planned and an overhaul of exhibits is scheduled for Spring.
		The Meteor engine room needed some TLC and a general scrape and paint job.
	www.glsps.org /Meteor/MeteorProj.htm (434 words)

	Old Marine Engine: Red Wing Meteor 60
		We are in the process of restoring a RedWing Meteor 60 marine engine.
		Hi,my name is Doyle.I have a 6 cyl.Red Wing 100 Hp.Meteor Serial #10013 complete engine with transmission.I also have the copper water intake piping,propellershaft,driveshaft to propeller shaft,exit shaft cover,shift cable,speedometor cable and various mounting brackets.This is all for sale,call 763-427-8531 ask for Andy.
		I am in the process of restoring the boat to her original looks, so if anyone knows of a red wing meteor engine, please get in touch.
	www.oldmarineengine.com /cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=3459&post=4825 (478 words)

	1.JmA - birds
		As there was a shortage of Meteor engines, the Centaur was intended to make up the numbers until this engine shortage had been overcome.
		Originally, the tanks were to be mounted on the LCTs without their engines, but when the setup was demonstrated for Montgomery, he allegedly commented that it was a shame to carry the tanks all the way to Normandy and then leave them on the LCTs.
		Thus, the tanks went across the channel with their engines in place and were to be landed once their role as off-shore artillery had been fullfilled.
	www.1jma.dk /Pics/1jmacentpics.htm (566 words)

	Tamiya's 1/35 Centaur Cruiser Tank MK.IV
		Unfortunately, the Meteor engine couldn't be mass-produced at the time.
		Due to this shortage, Leyland Motors proposed a new tank named the A27L that could be powered by either Liberty or Meteor engines.
		The prototype revealed a serious flaw of the Liberty engine; it shook apart at high revolutions, relegating the Centaur to training duties.
	www.internetmodeler.com /1999/august/first-looks/centaur.htm (716 words)

	Old Marine Engine: Meteor or Buchanan 6 cyl Flathead
		The Buchanan Co was located in Orillia, Ont. The engines are based on a Hercules block as were other marine engines ( e.g.
		The later models have the spark plugs on the other side of the engine, on top of the pistons.
		The first engines produced were 3 to 4 h.p.
	www.oldmarineengine.com /cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=2&post=175 (597 words)

	8W - When? - Forties & fifties German F2, F Libre and sportscar racing
		So the Meteor engine, as it was christened, had nothing in common with the BMW 328, besides the fact that both engines were straight-sixes.
		Of course the construction of the new Meteor engine meant further delay for the appearance of the Veritas single-seater, so drivers like Toni Ulmen had to use the company's conventional RS sports car as a stop gap for the Formula 2 races.
		The cars were built around a domesticated, yet more reliable version of the Meteor engine (still produced at the Heinkel factory in Stuttgart), so the owners could really feel some kind of racing flair when driving their cars.
	8w.forix.com /df2-veri.html (7329 words)

	Mercury Meteor Wheels - Wheel - Partstrain.com
		When it comes to the leading Mercury Meteor wheels, we are the first choice of thousands of car owners and mechanics.
		Shop exceptional quality Mercury Meteor wheels only here where sales staff, services, products, and prices are at their best.
		Mercury Meteor wheels buyers enjoy as much as 80% savings as well as unparalleled quality and reliability.
	www.partstrain.com /ShopByDepartment/Wheels/MERCURY/METEOR (223 words)

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