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| | rec.aviation.military FAQ, Part 3 |
 | | The prototype was built largely from salvaged parts, including an He 177 fuselage, a Ju 388 tail part of the landing gear came from a crashed B-24. |
 | | It was powered by four turbojets, one under each wing and one on either side of the nose; planned versions included several different arrangements of two, four, or six engines. |
 | | Plans existed for a greatly improved version, the Me 263 (also known as the Junkers Ju 248; Junkers did much of the development work), with a new engine (16.67 kN Walter HWK 109-509C-4, with separate boost and cruise chambers, giving a longer (30+ min?) endurance), more fuel, and a real landing gear. |
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