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Gloster Meteor F.3 w Rockets by Uncle T

752 bricks.

My take on the iconic Gloster Meteor jet fighter. It's an approximation and not a 1:1 replica.

This early F.3 version saw limited use during WW2 and is armed with 8 5-inch HVAR (High Velocity Aircraft Rockets) as well as 4 20 mm Hispano MkV cannons (I use the big machine guns).
Since weapons are still so huge in the game they are bunched up in the nose as not to poke out everywhere and shoot in one small cluster rather than the slightly more spread out original pattern. The "gun barrels" are purely cosmetic.
It's a little nose heavy at speeds under 500 kph. Top speed about 950 kph.

Info from Wikipedia, somewhat edited.
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The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' only jet aircraft to engage in combat operations during the Second World War. The Meteor first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with No. 616 Squadron RAF. The Meteor was not a sophisticated aircraft in its aerodynamics, but proved to be a successful combat fighter though it saw limited action during WW2.
The Meteor was initially used to counter the V-1 flying bomb threat. 616 Squadron Meteors saw action for the first time on 27 July 1944, when three aircraft were active over Kent. These were the first operational jet combat missions for the Meteor and for the Royal Air Force. After some problems, especially with jamming guns, the first two V-1 "kills" were made on 4 August. By war's end, Meteors had accounted for 14 flying bombs. After the end of the V-1 threat, and the introduction of the ballistic V-2 rocket, the RAF was forbidden to fly the Meteor on combat missions over German-held territory for fear of an aircraft being shot down and salvaged by the Germans.
After additional training and testing the Meteor F.3s were judged ready for combat over Europe, and the RAF finally decided to deploy them on the continent. On 20 January 1945, four Meteors from 616 Squadron were moved to Melsbroek in Belgium and attached to the Second Tactical Air Force. At this point the Meteor pilots were still forbidden to fly over German-occupied territory, or to go east of Eindhoven, to prevent a downed aircraft being captured by the Germans or the Soviets.
In March, the entire squadron was moved to Gilze-Rijen Air Base and then in April, to Nijmegen. The Meteors flew armed reconnaissance and ground attack operations without encountering any German jet fighters. By late April, the squadron was based at Faßberg, Germany and suffered its first losses when two aircraft collided in poor visibility. The war ended with the Meteors having destroyed 46 German aircraft through ground attack.
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Alt controls to fly.
W/S: Variable throttle.
S: Ground brakes.
A/D: Ground steering/Yaw.
Up/Down arrows or Mouse: Pitch.
Left/Right arrows or Mouse: Roll.
X/Disable steering: Landing gear.
Hold X/Invert steering: Air brakes
Fire action 1/Num 1: Fire cannons.
Fire action 2-8/Num 2-8: Rockets. Fire action 8/Num 8 fires two, the others are fired separately.
B/Beacon: Landing lights.

Be a little careful on take-off since there is a real risk of tailstrike. The plane is all aluminium so it's usually strong enough to take it but just FYI.

Feel free to edit, but if you reupload publically in any way please acknowledge the original creator and creation.

Have fun!