a long, shallow fillet or sub fin between fuselage and fin, both straight edged, and both rudder and fin extend well below the lower fuselage line to form a tail bumper. The rudder is horn balanced. Later revisions slightly increased rudder area. The high aspect ratio, straight tapered tailplane is mounted above the fuselage on the fillet forward of the fin's leading edge. The elevators are also aerodynamically balanced and originally carried a ground adjustable trim tab, later removed. Operational history The Meteor was competitively long lived; its first WGC was in 1956 and its last in 1968. During that time glider construction moved decisively from wood to composites, but the open class metal Meteor was not out-classed. It was fourth in 1956 and 1958, fifth in 1965 and competed again in 1968, though only placed 27th. In 1958 the Meteor established two new international closed circuit speed records over 100 km and 300 km. Meteor 57 appears on the Croatian civil register in 2010. Meteor 60 YU-4103 is under reconstruction at the Museum of Aviation (Belgrade) in Serbia but is not on public display. Variants Meteor Original 1955 version. Meteor 57 1957 version. Meteor 60 1960 version: refined canopy-fuselage junction and rear fuselage. Specifications (Meteor 60) See also Notes References External links Sailplane & Gliding 1950s Yugoslav sailplanes Aircraft first flown in 1955 Shoulder-wing aircraft Ikarus aircraft