> On 15/07/2014 15:52, Ramsman wrote:
>> On 15/07/2014 13:52, Joseph Testagrose wrote:
>>
>> RA490 with Metrovick Beryl engines. Crashlanded on second flight with
>> undercarriage up after hydraulic failure. Repaired and sent for jet
>> deflection trials with Nenes, as in another post.
>
> Thank you for the engine information Peter.
>
>
My pleasure. It pre-empts questions about odd-looking bits on aircraft.
Taken from Bryan Philpott's Meteor (PSL) and Edward Shacklady's Gloster
Meteor (Macdonald Aircraft Monograph). The number of trial installations
of engines, weapons and systems on Meteors is astonishing, and both
books contain a wealth of information.
--
Peter
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