FSX / P3D

FSX Meteor F8 WK722

Gloster Meteor F.8 WK722 repaint recreates 601 (County of London) Royal Auxiliary Air Force Squadron Commander’s aircraft at RAF North Weald in September 1953, with period-accurate markings and a clean finish that suits screenshots and classic jet flights. Designed for Microsoft Flight Simulator X Acceleration, it requires Rob Richardson’s Meteor F8 base model.

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Images & Screenshots

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A silver twin-engine jet with red and black striped tail markings is taxiing on a runway beside a grassy field.

A silver twin-jet military aircraft with red and black striped tail markings flies above patchwork farmland and scattered clouds.

A silver twin-engine jet with RAF roundels and a red-striped tail flies above scattered clouds over green countryside.

A silver twin-engine jet with red tail markings flies above scattered clouds over green patchwork fields under a clear blue sky.

A repaint for Rob Richardson's Gloster Meteor F8 for Microsoft Flight Simulator X Acceleration. WK722 was 601 (County of London) Royal Auxiliary Air Force Sqn Commanders aircraft based at RAF North Weald in September 1953. Repaint by Peter Watkins.

Screenshot of Meteor F8 WK722 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 WK722 sim=Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 model= panel= sound= texture=WK722 kb_checklists=Meteor_F_Mk8_check kb_reference=Meteor_F_Mk8_ref ui_manufacturer=Gloster ui_type=Meteor F Mk 8 ui_variation=WK722 atc_id=WK722 atc_airline=Air Force atc_flight_number=009 description=601(County of London)Royal Auxiliary Air Force Sqn Commander's aircraft based at RAF North Weald in September 1953.

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Filename

meteor_f8_wk722.zip

File size

10 MB

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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_wk722.zip has 13 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

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Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
35787456.jpg	11.30.13	1.08 MB
35987293.jpg	11.30.13	873.46 kB
36020428.jpg	11.30.13	1005.32 kB
36087570.jpg	11.30.13	808.81 kB
Installation readme.txt	11.30.13	2.04 kB
Texture.WK722	11.30.13	0 B
meteor 1 bump.dds	11.12.13	16.00 MB
meteor 1.dds	11.30.13	16.00 MB
meteor 2.dds	11.30.13	16.00 MB
texture.cfg	03.04.11	137 B
thumbnail.jpg	11.30.13	873.46 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B