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| - De Messerschmitt Me 262 bijgenaamd Schwalbe was het eerste operationele jachtvliegtuig aangedreven door straalmotoren. Het toestel werd door de Luftwaffe in beperkte mate ingezet tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
- Messerschmitt Me 262 oli toisen maailmansodan aikainen saksalainen suihkumoottoreilla varustettu hävittäjälentokone. Kone lensi ensilentonsa 18. heinäkuuta 1942 ja oli vuodesta 1944 lähtien palvelukäytössä.
- One of the most advanced fighters in World War II, the Me 262 was introduced in 1944. In comparison to the allied fighters it was faster and it was better armed, as it used canons. 1,430 were produced, and it retired in 1957 from the Czechoslovakian Air Force.
- The first production model of the series was the Me 262A-0 pre-production model, though the first standard model became the A-1a. The Me 262 was the first operational jet fighter ever and it had dual Junkers Jumo 004 Jet Engines that were capable of propelling the Me 262 at speeds of up to 869 km/h. Armament consisted of four 30mm MK 108 autocannons mounted in the nose and up to twenty-four 55mm R4M anti-air rockets for use against Allied bombers. As a fighter bomber conversion, the 262 could also carry two 250 kilogram bombs underneath the fuselage.
- The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (English: "Swallow") of Nazi Germany was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. Design work started before World War II began, but engine problems and top-level interference prevented the aircraft from attaining operational status with the Luftwaffe until mid-1944. Compared with Allied fighters of its day, including the British jet-powered Gloster Meteor, it was much faster and better armed. One of the most advanced aviation designs in operational use during World War II, the Me 262 was used in a variety of roles, including light bomber, reconnaissance and even experimental night fighter versions.
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| - The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (English: "Swallow") of Nazi Germany was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. Design work started before World War II began, but engine problems and top-level interference prevented the aircraft from attaining operational status with the Luftwaffe until mid-1944. Compared with Allied fighters of its day, including the British jet-powered Gloster Meteor, it was much faster and better armed. One of the most advanced aviation designs in operational use during World War II, the Me 262 was used in a variety of roles, including light bomber, reconnaissance and even experimental night fighter versions. Me 262 pilots claimed a total of 542 Allied kills (although higher claims are sometimes made). The Allies countered its potential effectiveness in the air by attacking the aircraft on the ground and while taking off or landing. Engine reliability problems and attacks by Allied forces on fuel supplies during the deteriorating late-war situation also reduced the effectiveness of the aircraft as a fighting force. In the end, the Me 262 had a negligible impact on the course of the war as a result of its late introduction and the consequently small numbers that were deployed in operational service. The Me 262 influenced the designs of post-war aircraft such as the North American F-86 Sabre and Boeing B-47 Stratojet.
- De Messerschmitt Me 262 bijgenaamd Schwalbe was het eerste operationele jachtvliegtuig aangedreven door straalmotoren. Het toestel werd door de Luftwaffe in beperkte mate ingezet tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
- One of the most advanced fighters in World War II, the Me 262 was introduced in 1944. In comparison to the allied fighters it was faster and it was better armed, as it used canons. 1,430 were produced, and it retired in 1957 from the Czechoslovakian Air Force. The Me 262 did have a severe drawback however: It required a long amount of time to take off and land, and were vulnerable at these points. P-51 Mustangs would circle over Axis bases which were equipped with the M2-262, and one of two things would occur: The Me-262 pilots would take the bait and rise to the challenge, only to be strafed on take off, or they wouldn't go after the Mustangs, and get strafed. Another severe drawback of the Me-262 was that it had short engine life. After total flying time of 25 hours, the plane had to land and have it's engines stripped off and new ones put on.
- Messerschmitt Me 262 oli toisen maailmansodan aikainen saksalainen suihkumoottoreilla varustettu hävittäjälentokone. Kone lensi ensilentonsa 18. heinäkuuta 1942 ja oli vuodesta 1944 lähtien palvelukäytössä.
- The first production model of the series was the Me 262A-0 pre-production model, though the first standard model became the A-1a. The Me 262 was the first operational jet fighter ever and it had dual Junkers Jumo 004 Jet Engines that were capable of propelling the Me 262 at speeds of up to 869 km/h. Armament consisted of four 30mm MK 108 autocannons mounted in the nose and up to twenty-four 55mm R4M anti-air rockets for use against Allied bombers. As a fighter bomber conversion, the 262 could also carry two 250 kilogram bombs underneath the fuselage. The total weight of the Me 262 was around 3,800 kilograms empty while its total length was around 10.6 meters. Wingspan was 12.4 meters. The 262 had an operational range of around 1,050 kilometers and service ceiling of nerarly 11,500 meters. With a rate of climb of nearly 1,200 meters per minute, it was clear to see how revolutionary the Me 262 design truly was. However, it did have its drawbacks, the engines of the aircraft were known to catch fire if the throttle was put up too quickly and mistakes at low-altitude were quite hazardous. Furthermore, the Me 262 required a long runway so that it could take off; this later became its enemy when Allied fighters began taking advantage of this and shooting most 262s down on takeoff. For protection, the pilot had saw through a 90mm thick hardened piece of armored glass. While jet to jet confrontations did not happen between Gloster Meteors and Me 262s on the Western Front, it was noted in a 1945 report by the Allies that the Gloster Meteor, using its lower wing-loading, would be able to outturn the Me 262 in aerial combat as well as have the ability to dive away or keep up with it, something most conventional Allied aircraft could not.
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