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	Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe / Sturmvogel
		Contrary to Hitler's orders, the Me 262 was exclusively produced as a fighter but when this was discovered by the Führer, an immediate conversion of all planes was ordered, thus ending all hopes of repelling the punishing Allied bombing raids for the sake of dropping one or two bombs.
		The Me 262 was argued to be an excellent opportunity to inflict serious damage to the Allied bomber formations as it had already produced superb results against Allied aircraft and it used diesel fuel which was in less demand compared with the high-octane fuel used by propeller driven aircraft.
		The production Me 262 had a leading edge sweep of 18.5° primarily to properly position the center of lift relative to the center of mass and not for the aerodynamic benefit of increasing the critical Mach number of the wing (the sweep was too slight to achieve any significant advantage).
	www.fighter-planes.com /info/me262.htm (1444 words)

	Willy Messerschmitt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Messerschmitt saw his company through mergers first with Bölkow in 1968 and then Hamburger Flugzeugbau in 1969, at which point it became MBB (Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, now part of EADS) with Messerschmitt as chairman until 1970 when he retired.
		Messerschmitt's design philosophy also is evident in his arguments with Alexander Lippisch, who was designing the tailless Me 163 rocket fighter for production at the Messerschmitt works.
		Messerschmitt was appointed an Honorary Professor by the Munich Technical College in 1930, and the Vice-President of the Deutsche Akademie für Luftfahrtforschnung (German Academy of Aeronautical Research).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Willy_Messerschmitt (1152 words)

	Messerschmitt Me 262 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A pilot familiar with the Me 262 and its engines could expect approximately 20 to 25 hours of life from the 004's which were supposed to be able to be swapped out in three hours, but due to poor training of ground crews and poorly made parts, it typically took eight to nine hours.
		The Me 262 was less maneuverable than the P-51 and trained Allied pilots could catch up to a turning Me 262; but the only reliable way of dealing with the jets was to attack them in the take-off and landing phase of their flight, and on the ground.
		After Willy Messerschmitt's death, the former Me 262 pilot Hans Guido Mutke claimed to be the first person to break the sound barrier on April 9, 1945 in a Me 262, in a "straight-down" 90° dive.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_262 (4138 words)

	Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe / Sturmvogel
		Being the first jet fighter to enter operational service, the design of the Messerschmitt Me 262 stemmed from a previous 1938 requirement from the German Air Ministry, for a plane to be powered by the new BMW gas turbine engines.
		Contrary to Hitler's orders, the Me 262 was exclusively produced as a fighter but when this was discovered by the Führer, an immediate conversion of all planes was ordered, thus ending all hopes of repelling the punishing Allied bombing raids for the sake of dropping one or two bombs.
		The Me 262 was argued to be an excellent opportunity to inflict serious damage to the Allied bomber formations as it had already produced superb results against Allied aircraft and it used diesel fuel which was in less demand compared with the high-octane fuel used by propeller driven aircraft.
	home.iae.nl /users/wbergmns/info/me262.htm (1444 words)

	Messerschmitt Me 262 - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Although the Me 262 had a negligible impact on the course of the war—shooting down an estimated 150 Allied aircraft for the loss of 100 Me 262s, the majority of aircraft grounded for lack of fuel—the jet was both well-known and highly influential on post-war aircraft development.
		During development, when an increase of the weight of the still unfinished jet engines was anticipated in March 1940, Messerschmitt used this as an opportunity to turn the Me 262 into a swept-wing fighter by sweeping back the outer wings.
		After Willy Messerschmitt's death, the former Me 262 pilot Hans Guido Mutke claimed to be the first person to break the sound barrier on April 9 1945 in a Me 262.
	www.voyager.in /Messerschmitt_Me-262 (2684 words)

	WILLI MESSERSCHMITT
		Messerschmitt also enrolled in a technical college in Munich, where he received his degree in engineering in 1923.
		Messerschmitt crafted his design by working with the most powerful engine then available and building the lightest and most compact airframe possible around it.
		Messerschmitt's most serious high-tech effort was the Me 262, the world's first jet fighter to fly in combat.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/Messerschmitt/Aero56.htm (1368 words)

	The Messerschmitt Me-262 Schwalbe / Sturmvogel
		Messerschmitt's dream fighter had the turbojets mounted in nacelles under the middle of the wings.
		Messerschmitt answered without hesitation that the Me-262 had been designed from the outset to carry 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) of bombs, could possibly carry twice as much, and would be easy to adapt to the "Jabo" role.
		Messerschmitt was straining to keep up with demands for production of existing aircraft types, a difficulty that had been compounded by a devastating Allied air raid on the company's plant at Regensburg on 17 August 1943.
	www.vectorsite.net /avme262.html (7017 words)

	JV44 Aircraft
		In Fall, 1938 Messerschmitt AG received a contract from the RLM to design an airframe for a radical new powerplant under development by both BMW and Junkers.
		Not to be deterred Messerschmitt proceeded with the construction of the experimental airframes.
		As a dive bomber, the 262 would exceed its maximum speed, as a low level bomber it consumed too much fuel thus unacceptably reducing range, and as a high level bomber without an appropriate bomb sight the pilot would be lucky to hit within the same zip code of the target.
	home.att.net /~jv44/jv44planes.htm (1319 words)

	FlightSim.Com Feature: Great Airplanes 4: Messerschmitt 262
		Allied aviators reported encounters with the Me 262 in awed tones, but it wasn't that long before it was proved that shooting one down was possible, the trick being to catch the jet as it slowed in an evasive maneuver, or as the 262 was throttled back to avoid overhauling a target.
		This was something of a nightmare for 262 pilots, who were committed to land once they had closed the throttles and needed a stabilised approach to bleed speed off the plane.
		As Galland's comment indicates, the Me 262 was a pilot's airplane that was docile in normal flight regimes with well harmonized controls and packing a terrific punch thanks to the four 30 mm cannon with which it was equipped.
	www.flightsim.com /cgi/kds?$=main/feature/me262/me262.htm (1979 words)

	Messerschmitt Me 262
		The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow) was the first operational jet powered fighter aircraft.
		Although often viewed as a last ditch super-weapon, the Me 262 was actually under development before the start of WWII.
		Although 4 to 1 exchange numbers were exactly what the Luftwaffe was dreaming about, it represents only 1% of the attacking force – more were lost to mechanical problems.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/me/Me_262.html (667 words)

	Me 262: Stormbirds at War - History 2
		The first active unit to use the Me 262 was Kommando Nowotny which was formed at Achmer in September of 1944 and headed by Major Walter Nowotny.
		JG 7 was to become the strongest Me 262 unit in terms of number of planes and pilots.
		With the speed of the Me 262, they could quickly overtake the bombers to get in close and fire their cannon and quickly dive away from the bomber's guns.
	www.stormbirds.net /history2.htm (862 words)

	::Willy Messerschmitt::
		Messerschmitt’s planes fought in most major campaigns in Europe from 1939 to 1945.
		Messerschmitt 109’s and Messerschmitt 110's both fought in the Battle of Britain — that the Luftwaffe lost this battle was due to the incompetence of tactics as opposed to the planes that fought in it.
		By the war's end, the Messerschmitt 262 was to re-define the way fighter planes were designed.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /willy_messerschmitt.htm (987 words)

	Messerschmitt Me-262 - interceptor (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It must suffice that the Me 262 (as the P.1065 became designated) was the world's first turbojet-powered aircraft to enter operational service - at Juvincourt, France on 10 July 1944.
		Messerschmitt's P.1065 design had originated as early as 1938 when the Reichsluftfahrtministerium had requested the company to design a twin-engined fighter able to utilise the new turbojet engines being developed in Germany.
		But because the engines to power the Me 262 had not been developed sufficiently, the first prototype flew initially with piston engines.
	avia.russian.ee /air/germany/me-262.html (417 words)

	Me 262: Stormbirds at War - History 3
		Probably one of the more famous of the Me 262 units, JV 44 was commanded by the legendary Generalleutnant Adolf Galland.
		Hitler himself had given the orders that Galland was to set up a small staffel strength unit to demonstrate the superiority of the Me 262 as a fighter.
		If the Luftwaffe had been able to field 300 Me 262 on a given day to attack the heavy bomber formations it is possible that daylight bombing would have stopped for a time.
	www.stormbirds.net /history3.htm (543 words)

	AIRPOWER.CALLIHAN.CC- Messerschmitt Me 262
		The 262 was 120 mph faster than the P-51 Mustang at the same altitude and, although not so maneuverable, was able to engage in, or retire from, combat at will.
		The vastly superior performance of the Me 262 gave confidence to the fortunate pilots who flew it, but the Allied dominance of the air was so complete that the 262never reached its full potential.
		The airfields from which it flew were under constant attack, and in the last days of the war, the remaining Me 262 units were forced to operate from makeshift bases constructed along Germany's famous autobahns.
	airpower.callihan.cc /HTML/Spotlight/me262.htm (310 words)

	Messerschmitt Me-262
		It was a superb day and night bomber interceptor, with a speed advantage so great, and armament so powerful, that it could easily intercept and destroy allied heavy bombers, while practically ignoring their swarms of piston-engined escort fighters, and the bombers' own gun turrets.
		Allied bombardments of the Messerschmitt factories and of the German fuel industry, and later of Me-262 air bases, also greatly contributed to delay and minimize its operational activity.
		When it did fly to air combat, the Me-262 was unstoppable at high speed, but it was vulnerable at low speed, after takeoff and before landing, because of its very sensitive and immature jet engines, and that's where allied fighters ambushed it, in addition to attacking it on the ground.
	www.2worldwar2.com /me-262.htm (1809 words)

	Messerschmitt Me 262
		The Me 262 is often called the 'First Jet fighter' and it is frequently said that had Hitler not insisted that it be produced as a bomber it could have had a much greater impact on World War II.
		What is clear that the Me 262 was the turbo jet fighter which had the most impact on the war and was an incredible technical achievement.
		The Me 262 was technically impressive but only served as a last death rattle of Nazi technology coming too late to have much effect.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/weapons_me262.html (329 words)

	Me 262 story (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Messerschmitt 262 is the first jet aircraft, a fighter launched by Germany in 1944.
		The plane was the first reproduction of the Messerschmitt 262.
		The group making reproductions of the planes, called the ME 262 project, is building the planes with new parts and planned to sell them for about $2 million each.
	faculty.washington.edu /kendo/me262.html (157 words)

	Messerschmitt.262
		EK 262, the operational-research and development group, recieved their first aircraft in June 1944, followed in September by 111/EJG2 training unit and 8/ZG26 fighter squadron.
		There were many variants of the 262, but nearly all the 1433 completed were of the A-1a Schwalbe (Swallow) fighter type or the A-2a Sturmvogel (Stormbird) bomber with two 551-lb bombs.
		The A-2a/U2 had a prone bombardier in place of the guns, and among the other versions was the B- family of tandem-seat radar night fighters.All were extremely formidable, though many pilots were killed in training accidents through failure to appreciate that a dual conversion trainer was needed.
	galland.50megs.com /262.htm (229 words)

	The Messerschmitt Me-262 Schwalbe / Sturmvogel
		Messerschmitt answered without hesitation that the Me-262 had been designed from the outset to carry 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) of bombs, could possibly carry twice as much, and would be easy to adapt to the "Jabo" role.
		Messerschmitt was straining to keep up with demands for production of existing aircraft types, a difficulty compounded by a devastating Allied air raid on the company's plant at Regensburg on 17 August 1943.
		By the end of the war, Messerschmitt was working on a prototype of the improved "Me-262B-2a" night fighter with a longer fuselage, increased fuel capacity, and most importantly "Berlin" centimetric radar, with improved range and resolutions and a dish hidden in the nose, instead of the clumsy and drag-inducing "antlers" of the long-wavelength radar.
	www.faqs.org /docs/air/avme262.html (6844 words)

	::Messerschmitt 262::
		The Messerschmitt Me 262 was the world's first fully operational turbojet fighter and saw service in the later years of World War Two.
		The Messerschmitt Me 262 had to potential to change the course of the air war in Europe but Hitler ordered that it be used in a capacity that undermined its whole value as a fighter plane.
		In his autobiography, Albert Speer, one of Hitler's most senior Nazis, claimed that senior Nazis such as Hitler and Goering were disinterested in weapons such as the Me 262 and the V weapons simply because they did not understand the technology behind them.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /messerschmitt_262.htm (685 words)

	Messerschmitt ME-262 A-1a (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Project work had begun at Messerschmitt as early as April 1939 on a new high-speed fighter plane the propulsion of which was to consist of the "turbine jet" (TL) system.
		The Me 262 was fitted with two Jumo 004B type engines -this was he first large batch production jet engine.
		The output of 930 kp static jet thrust sufficed to give the Me 262 a maximum speed of 870 km/h at an altitude of 6000m.
	users.kymp.net /~mohman/model/me262.html (336 words)

	Messerschmitt ME-262 \| Aircraft Blueprints \| Aviation History \| Airplane Plans
		Messerschmitt ME-262 - Among the most significant aircraft in aviation history, the Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow) became the first jet-powered aircraft to enter combat, though it was not the first jet air...
		Messerschmitt ME-262 - Among the most significant aircraft in aviation history, the Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow) became the first jet-powered aircraft to enter combat, though it was not the first jet aircraft to fly.
		Despite being well-armed with 30-mm cannons and air-to-air rockets, the Me 262 was simply too little too late to turn the tide of war in Germany's favor.
	www.aviationshoppe.com /catalog/messerschmitt-me262-p-92.html (288 words)

	Aerospaceweb.org \| Aircraft Museum - Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe
		The project began in 1938 when Messerschmitt was called upon to design a new fighter powered by two gas turbine engines being developed by B.M.W. The configuration eventually chosen featured a sleek streamlined fuselage with the two podded engines carried beneath a low-mounted wing.
		These early flights confirmed the good handling characteristics of the Me 262 and allowed other systems to be tested until the jet engines were finally ready a year later.
		It is a common misconception that the Me 262 might have won the war if Adolf Hitler had not delayed the project by insisting the aircraft be used as a bomber.
	www.aerospaceweb.org /aircraft/fighter/me262 (581 words)

	The Luftwaffe in Scale: Swallow's nest - Messerschmitt Me 262 B-1/U1, Me 262 A-2a - Diorama (1:48) built by Christian ...
		The Messerschmitt Me 262 was the best example of the incompetence and sheer bullheadedness of the leadership of the Third Reich.
		During 1938, Messerschmitt was offered a contract to build an airframe for the new jet engines.
		Although the Me 262 did not meet all expectations it still remains as the first operational jet fighter in the world.
	www.rlm.at /cont/gal14_e.htm (1995 words)

	Messerschmitt Me 262 Accessories Review by Brett Green (Cutting Edge 1/48)
		The new 1/48 scale Tamiya Messerschmitt Me 262 is a magnificent model in terms of accuracy, detail and fit of parts.
		As the name implies, Cutting Edge's 1/48 scale Me 262 Cockpit Upgrade builds on the good basic Tamiya kit parts to add extra detail and a few new features to the front office of this pioneering jet.
		These are the headrest armour mount, canopy release lever, a replacement gunsight mount with a delicate cross-brace (plus a very nice Revi 16 gunsight), and the canopy jettison lever.
	www.kitreview.com /reviews/me262accessoriesreviewbg_1.htm (702 words)

	The Messerschmitt 262 Prototype Jet Fighter (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first ever operational jet (Messerschmitt 262A) first flew in 1941, but was not in production until 1943.
		It had a top speed of 540 mph and was armed with 4 x 30mm cannons in the nose.
		Able to carry 2 under-slung bombs, it luckily came too later to have a serious effect on the war.
	www.circlecity.co.uk /wartime/german/proto_jet.php (56 words)

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