Messerschmitt Me 262
Also known as Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe, Me 262
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AI overview
The Messerschmitt Me 262 was a German fighter aircraft used during World War II that was notable for being the first jet-powered fighter plane to see combat. Its advanced jet engines gave it a significant speed advantage over conventional propeller-driven aircraft, making it an important development in aviation history despite arriving too late to change the outcome of the war.
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Key facts
- Type
- Fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber
- Manufacturer
- Messerschmitt
- Primary users
- Luftwaffe Czechoslovak Air Force (S-92)
- Number built
- 1,430
- Introduction date
- April 1944
- First flight
- 18 April 1941 with piston engine ( Junkers Jumo 210 ) 18 July 1942 with jet engines ( Junkers Jumo 004 )
- Retired
- 1945, Germany 1951, Czechoslovakia
- Developed into
- Messerschmitt P.1099
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Me 262 flight show at ILA 2006 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 3.83
- Length
Article · Nederlands
De Messerschmitt Me 262, bijgenaamd Schwalbe (zwaluw), was het eerste operationele jachtvliegtuig aangedreven door straalmotoren. Het toestel werd door de Luftwaffe in beperkte mate ingezet tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
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