FSX / P3D

FSX Egyptian Meteor F8

Egyptian Air Force livery for Rob Richardson’s Gloster Meteor F8 recreates aircraft 1424, formerly RAF WL185, delivered in June 1955 and flown by No. 5 Squadron from Fayid Air Base during 1956. Built for Microsoft Flight Simulator X Acceleration, it requires the base Meteor F8 model and adds authentic markings and identifiers.

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Images & Screenshots

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A silver twin-jet military aircraft with green roundels climbs above a desert coastline, with scattered clouds and water below.

A silver twin-engine jet with green roundels and tail stripes taxis on a runway near a desert landscape under scattered clouds.

A silver twin-engine military jet with green roundels flies above a coastline, with scattered clouds and a desert airfield below.

A silver twin-jet military aircraft with green roundels and tail stripes flies above scattered clouds over a desert landscape.

A repaint for Rob Richardson's Gloster Meteor F8 for Microsoft Flight Simulator X Acceleration. 1424 was ex-RAF WL185 and was delivered in June 1955 to the Egyptian Air Force. Used by No 5 Squadron based at Fayid Air Base in 1956. Repaint by Peter Watkins.

Screenshot of Egyptian Meteor F8 in flight.

Installation:

Copy the texture file into the 'Gloster Meteor Mk 8' folder in FSX SimObjects 'Airplanes' folder.
Copy and add the following to the aircraft CFG file, replacing the 'xx' with your next number in sequence.

[fltsim.xx] title=Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 Egyptian sim=Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 model= panel= sound= texture=Egyptian kb_checklists=Meteor_F_Mk8_check kb_reference=Meteor_F_Mk8_ref ui_manufacturer=Gloster ui_type=Meteor F Mk 8 ui_variation=Egyptian atc_id=1424 atc_airline=Air Force atc_flight_number=008 description=1424 was ex-RAF WL185 and was delivered in June 1955 to the Egyptian Air Force. Used by No 5 Squadron aircraft based at Fayid Air Base in 1956.

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meteor_f8_egyptian.zip

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How to install this mod

FSX / P3D add-on

Extract the downloaded archive

Use 7-Zip (free) or WinRAR to extract the ZIP to a temporary folder. Don't install while still zipped — the simulator can't read inside ZIP files.
Place files per the readme

Most FSX add-ons go into one of: SimObjects\Airplanes\, Addon Scenery\, Effects\, or Gauges\.
Always read the included readme

Every mod ships with a readme.txt or README file. It tells you exactly where files go, what dependencies are needed, and any quirks specific to this add-on.

What’s inside this archive

The archive meteor_f8_egyptian.zip has 13 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

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Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
5829694.jpg	11.29.13	1.00 MB
5948848.jpg	11.29.13	1.24 MB
6050186.jpg	11.29.13	1.04 MB
6117828.jpg	11.29.13	802.16 kB
Installation readme.txt	11.29.13	2.09 kB
Texture.Egyptian	11.29.13	0 B
meteor 1 bump.dds	11.12.13	16.00 MB
meteor 1.dds	11.29.13	16.00 MB
meteor 2.dds	11.29.13	16.00 MB
texture.cfg	04.16.11	37 B
thumbnail.jpg	11.29.13	802.16 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B