Frank Whittle was more than capable of getting more power out of the engines, but unlike the Germans who were desperate in 1945 he had the luxury of developing engines that worked for more than a few minutes without rebuilding. In 1945 a Meteor broke the airspeed record at sea level at 975km, it was after the war in Europe but a Mark III developed in the war. The ME262 would not have been able to touch it, even if both engines could kept going for more than 5 minutes. Meteors still fly today
There was a lovely party piece where the throttle was closed on one engine during a stall turn and the result was a convincing cartwheel! Unfortunately it was difficult to do this low enough to give a crowd pleasing display....
ME 262 did 870kph about 200kph faster than the meteor and the aircomet did 664kph. the He 162 salamander did 905kph ...but only entered service 4 days before the end of the war.
Initial Meteors did 664, though the F3 variant which began showing up at the start of 1945 had an increased speed with an additional 140km/h from its more aerodynamic design. The F-3 probably could have been fairly successful vs the 262 but no jet fighters fought during WWII.
ME-262 easy. It was a dedicated fighter with 10:1 K/D against Allied fighters and bombers. WW2 Gloster Meteors F1-F3 were only used against V1's, in ground assault and reconnaisance they weren't fighters.
Just as much about the Vampire as Meteor. Funny to hear John Peel's (RIP)voice doing the commentary. Not quite his field I would have thought. Thanks for posting!
Frank Whittle was more than capable of getting more power out of the engines, but unlike the Germans who were desperate in 1945 he had the luxury of developing engines that worked for more than a few minutes without rebuilding. In 1945 a Meteor broke the airspeed record at sea level at 975km, it was after the war in Europe but a Mark III developed in the war. The ME262 would not have been able to touch it, even if both engines could kept going for more than 5 minutes. Meteors still fly today
fairplaynationalist2 7 months ago
The ejection seat is a swedish invention. I wonder what would've happend had we thought of patenting it >_<
Aenigmaa 10 months ago
3:03 lol is that a safe landing?
PICLex 1 year ago
There was a lovely party piece where the throttle was closed on one engine during a stall turn and the result was a convincing cartwheel! Unfortunately it was difficult to do this low enough to give a crowd pleasing display....
SuperAviatar 2 years ago
Long live John Peel god bless 'im!!! RIP
upforlastnameleft 2 years ago 3
ME 262 did 870kph about 200kph faster than the meteor and the aircomet did 664kph. the He 162 salamander did 905kph ...but only entered service 4 days before the end of the war.
andgate2000 2 years ago
Initial Meteors did 664, though the F3 variant which began showing up at the start of 1945 had an increased speed with an additional 140km/h from its more aerodynamic design. The F-3 probably could have been fairly successful vs the 262 but no jet fighters fought during WWII.
Mcplkelly 2 years ago
@andgate2000 The Meteor had much more reliable engines.
Susseditout 4 months ago
I heard that using this plane was more efficient than using the ME-262. Which would win in a fight?
tekkenhalo 2 years ago 2
@tekkenhalo
ME-262 easy. It was a dedicated fighter with 10:1 K/D against Allied fighters and bombers. WW2 Gloster Meteors F1-F3 were only used against V1's, in ground assault and reconnaisance they weren't fighters.
gunninlinguist 5 months ago
Harrier ;)
Xiolablu3 2 years ago
I think it is the 2nd best RAF plane of WW2 alongside the Supermarine Spitfire
LONG LIVE THE RAF
ytchad13 2 years ago
The DeHavilland Mosquito was truly great too.
A fighter bomber that could outrun fighters, do nightmissions, carry a decent bombload and made in a very innovative way, relying on cheap plywood.
SteveSpicerPortsmuth 2 years ago
Classic jet fighter and a great ejection system as well. The F-4 Phantoms I worked on in the USAF used Martin-Baker
ejection seats.
GO BRITAIN!!
mrcraig41 3 years ago 3
They have one at the aviation museum in Malta and standing next to it I was amazed at how big it was for a fighter.
kn1ghtstemplar 3 years ago
Just as much about the Vampire as Meteor. Funny to hear John Peel's (RIP)voice doing the commentary. Not quite his field I would have thought. Thanks for posting!
Gruntol5 4 years ago
@Gruntol5 Yeah, John Peel was great for this.
Susseditout 4 months ago
Nice video. Thanks. I'm an early jet fan and ex-gas turbine and fighter technician.
TheRealNeill 4 years ago