turbojets, 8.8 kN (1,980 lbf) each Aspect ratio: 7.

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Performance
Maximum speed: 900 km/h (559 mph) Range: 1,050 km (652 mi) Service ceiling: 11,450 m (37,565 ft) Rate of climb: 1,200 m/min (At max weight of 7,130 kg) (3,900 ft/min) Thrust/weight: 0.28

Armament
Guns: 4 30 mm MK 108 cannons (A-2a: two cannons) Rockets: 24 55 mm (2.2 in) R4M rockets Bombs: 2 250 kg (550 lb) bombs or 2 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs (A-2a variant)

Notable appearances in media

Main article: Messerschmitt Me 262 in fiction

See also
Adolf Galland Wunderwaffe Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era Gloster Meteor Heinkel He 280 Bell P-59 Airacomet Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star Messerschmitt P.1099 Nakajima J9Y Nakajima Ki-201 Sukhoi Su-9 (1946) Related lists List of jet aircraft of World War II List of aircraft of World War II

References
Notes
1. ^ According to Morgan and Weal, estimates that jet fighters of all types produced 745 victories. [9] 2. ^ The nosewheel was a 66 16 cm (26 6.3 in) item identical to the Me 109's main gear wheel, fitted with a

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Buna rubber tire and pneumatic drum brake. [25] ^ According to Stapfer, the smaller fuel tank had a capacity of up to 237.75 gallons. [26] ^ By comparison, a new Volkswagen Type 1 was priced at RM990. [28] ^ For a list of Luftwaffe jet aces, see List of German World War II jet aces ^ The leading edge slats, manufactured by Arwa Strumpfwerke of Auerbach, were divided into three unconnected sections on each wing and each was fastened to the wing by two hinges. [44] The slats lowered the stalling speed of the aircraft to roughly 160 to 170 km/h (86 to 92 kn; 99 to 110 mph) depending on load out. They deployed automatically below 300 km/h (160 kn; 190 mph) on takeoff or landing and at 450 km/h (240 kn; 280 mph) in turn or climb. [45] ^ According to aviation historian Mike Spick, it could take eight Mustangs to neutralize a single Me 262, by continually cutting across the circle inside it. Against multiple jet attackers, effective defense was simply impossible. [49] ^ Other aircraft based there included Bf 109 and Fw 190 day fighters and Bf 110 and He 219 night fighters. The base is closer to the town of Hopsten than the city of Rheine, and is still used by the Luftwaffe. ^ As well as the flak guns, there were several piston engine fighter units based in the area which were tasked to cover the jets as they were landing.

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External links
The archive about the assignment of persons and material of the German Air Force in the Second World War (http://www.luftarchiv.de/) German Me 262 combat footage of Me 262s (http://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/movies/me262) Jet Aces of the Luftwaffe (http://www.luftwaffe.cz/dusen.html) Warbird Alley: Me 262 page- History, specs, photos and links

External video
Me 262 V3 takeoff (http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=uj1HeF17ts8) Me 262 Project reproduction flying at ILA 2006 airshow in

(http://www.warbirdalley.com/me262.htm) ME 262 page at Aviation enthusiast Corner (http://aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu/specs/messersc/262b1au4.htm) Messerschmitt Me 262B

flying at ILA 2006 airshow in Berlin (http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=SnbQ_2bIJ4c)

(http://www.williammaloney.com/Aviation/DelawareValleyHistoricalAircraftAssociation/MesserschmittM e262B/index.htm) Stormbirds Official home of the Me 262 Project, and several Me 262 related features (http://www.stormbirds.com/) The Messerschmitt Me 262 at Air Vectors (http://www.vectorsite.net/avme262.html) The official Erich Warsitz Website (world's first jet pilot), inclusive rare videos and audio commentaries (http://www.erichwarsitz.com/) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Messerschmitt_Me_262&oldid=582429030" Categories: Messerschmitt aircraft German fighter aircraft 19401949 Twinjets Low-wing aircraft Avia aircraft World War II jet aircraft of Germany This page was last modified on 19 November 2013 at 21:11. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.