As Great Britain's first twin-engined, delta-winged interceptor, the Gloster Javelin served with Britain's Royal Air Force in the late 1950s and most of the 1960s. Its distinctive T-tail made it easy to spot, and its piercing sound made it even easier to hear. A 1947 Air Ministry requirement for a high-performance night fighter resulted in orders for prototypes of two competing designs, the Gloster GA.5 and the de Havilland DH.110. The Gloster design proved simpler and cheaper to build and thus received approval. The aircraft first flew on 26 November 1951. By 1956, the plane had advanced to the FAW.7 variant, which finally met the specifications of the original Air Ministry requirement, and became the definitive version of the aircraft. A grand total of 427 Javelins were produced, with the final variant, the FAW.9, being the most numerous. By 1964, just four squadrons were using the aircraft, it being eclipsed by the march of time and technology.
*** For FSX STEAM EDITION only ***
Features
ONE model and ONE livery (FAW.9, XH770/K, 11 Sqn, Geilenkirchen (Germany) 1964 (4 Firestreaks))
Features
native FSX model includes bump-mapping, self-shadowing & reflective bloom
high-detail textures
realistic soundset
authentic virtual cockpit
authentic all-xml 2D panel, custom pop-ups for autopilot and radios, fully mousable
manually-controlled afterburner visual effect with corresponding performance boost (not on FAW.5)
animated speedbrakes
animated canopy (shift-e)
highly authentic, thoroughly-researched flight model with checklist
realistic crew figures (togglable)
automatic smoke trail effect
working taxi and recognition lights
*** Gloster Javelin DLC (optional extra purchase) ***
The DLC offers FOUR new model variants and FOUR new liveries :
FAW.9R, XH887, 64 Sqn, Tengah (Singapore) 1966 (2 Firestreaks, 2 tanks)
FAW.9, XH898, 228 OCU, Leuchars (clean)
FAW.9, XH897, A&AEE, Boscombe Down (clean)
FAW.5, XA699, 5 Sqn, Laarbruch, 1961 (clean)
