| WK935 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Fighter Gloster Meteor F8 |
| Manufacturer | Armstrong-Whitworth |
| Owners | Royal Air Force |
| Serial | WK935 |
| History | |
| First flight | 10 February 1954 |
| Preserved at | Royal Air Force Museum Cosford |
| Fate | On display |
A heavily modified Gloster Meteor F8 fighter, the "prone position/prone pilot" Meteor, was used by the Royal Air Force in 1954 and 1955 to evaluate the effects of acceleration/inertia-induced forces while flying in a prone position. Along with the Reid and Sigrist R.S.4 "Bobsleigh", the Gloster Meteor was engaged in a proof-of-concept experimental programme that proved in practice that the difficulties in rearward visibility and ejection outweighed the advantages of sustaining higher g effects.