Me-262 A 'Schwalbe' by junge1
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Description
The Messerschmitt Me 262 A was a fighter aircraft with turbojet engines. The first aircraft to use this type of engine and manufactured in serial production.
The Me 262 was one of the most technically advanced aircraft models at the end of World War Two. The two turbojet engines enabled it to reach speeds unattainable by any other airplane of the day. This advantage was diminished by technical and tactical problems caused by the innovative propulsion unit.
The engines were unreliable and had only short operating times. In production, alloying elements could largely not be used which would have made the steel resistant to high temperatures and given it fatigue strength.
Messerschmitt began developing an aircraft with turbojet engines in 1938. The maiden flight of a Me 262 prototype with turbojet engines took place on 18 July 1942. Series construction started early 1944. By April 1945, over 1,400 Me 262 planes had been built.
In its day, the innovative engine type in conjunction with the swept-wing design made the Me 262 the fastest plane of the time. However, various technical problems affected its reliability.
Technical Data:
Manufacturer: Messerschmitt AG, Augsburg
Year of construction : 1944
Wing span: 12.56 m
Maximum take-off weight: 6,100 kg
Maximum speed: 870 km/h at 6,000 m altitude
Service ceiling: 12,000 m
Range: 1,000 km
Power plant: 2 Junkers Jumo 004 B turbojets 8.8 kN (900kp) thrust ea
Armament: Four 30 mm cannon, 24 non-controllable rockets
This information was provided at the exhibit!
Deutsches Verkehrsmuseum, Munich
This picture was taken on 30 December 2014,
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Comments (20)
adrie
Fantastic photoshot, beautiful airplaine.
bebopdlx
A very cool plane, shot and info.
Cyve
Fantastic capture !
MagikUnicorn
love it
Faemike55
Beautiful capture
flavia49
splendid capture
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
starship64
Fantastic shot of this beautiful old warbird.
blinkings
What a classic. Thanks for posting this. Andrew
jayfar
A super shot and thank goodness for us that it wasn't perfected before the end of the war.
farmerC
Shining shot.
Juliette.Gribnau
beautifully captured
UteBigSmile
This engine looks realy very elegant!
ontar1
Great capture!
CoyoteSeven
Marvelous image!
nefertiabet
Wonderful shot Sig! Arouses memories of my father.
drifterlee
Cool shot!!!!!
danapommet
A great photo and POV! The Collings Foundation has restored one and it has been tested on a runway and waiting for the government to certify it so it can be flown in the US!
Richardphotos
there is an air worthy version that visits Dallas. when it was here it was raining. superb capture
debbielove
Just to add a note regarding the Collings Foundation 262, its not got original engines.. It would not get a FAA cert to fly due to the unreliability of the Juno ones. But the aircraft frame is original, mostly! That aside, great shot, nice to see this and I note a 163 above as well.. Shame the Germans still somewhat worried about the swastika, have removed it from the aircraft. I understand most of the stats, but I don't do non English - Imperial/US. GREAT SHOT! Rob