BritJet Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 The Nene Meteor was one of the most highly modified of all the test and trials aircraft as it had an F4 style nose, F8 style tail and in addition to the PR10 style long span wings, an increase in the span inboard of the huge nacelles, giving it the longest span of all Meteors. The Nene engines were mounted forward of the wing and modified to enable some thrust to be diverted downwards through a separate jetpipe under the nacelle. It was used for trials into reducing the stalling speed., with only a 10 knot reduction being the best achieved. The model was produced using left over parts from some of my other Meteor conversions and consists of a Frog F4 fuselage, Matchbox NF11 fin/tailplane and wings, together with scratchbuilt nacelles and additional fins. The markings are home printed. Thanks for looking. Steve 32 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafetyDad Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Nice job! Good to see someone taking the time to produce an interesting prototype like this. Thanks! SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Wow! I had no idea this concept was tested. It's amazing how big the RR Nene was. I love your execution, and really appreciate the hangar scene and airfield equipment nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz rb fan Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 amazing work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Over powered by any chance? That's a great build, very cool indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 Thanks for the kind comments. On 20/06/2021 at 13:58, SafetyDad said: Nice job! Good to see someone taking the time to produce an interesting prototype like this. Thanks! SD One of a long series of Meteor testbeds and prototypes...... On 21/06/2021 at 01:17, TheyJammedKenny! said: Wow! I had no idea this concept was tested. It's amazing how big the RR Nene was. I love your execution, and really appreciate the hangar scene and airfield equipment nearby. On 21/06/2021 at 11:11, F-32 said: Over powered by any chance? That's a great build, very cool indeed. The Nene was about an extra 8 inches diameter than the Derwent , but was mounted much further forward so part of the thrust could be deflected downwards, under the wing and a much longer than normal jetpipe fitted for the remainder of the thrust. Most of the normal nacelle would have been virtually empty. There was probably about twice the normal thrust with the Nenes but the most highly powered would have been the Sapphire Meteor. Cheers. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike N Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Great scratch building there, and in the tricky silver finish too, it looks great! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 Cheers Mike, it was a lot of work but one that I've always wanted to do. Several coats of primer and lots of rubbing down before any silver paint was allowed near it! Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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