The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German for "Swallow") in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel ("Storm Bird") in fighter-bomber versions, is a fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber …

Jan 30, 2013 · Messerchmitt Me 262 carried what was arguably the heaviest armament of any first-line World War II fighter, consisting of four 30mm MK 108 cannon, with entire firepower …

(1) The ailerons were designed to use servotabs, but the air craft received have had the aileron tabs converted to a ground adjustable type, using turnbuckles for adjustment.

Osprey Publications has released Me 262 Units in Combat as Number 155 in their Combat Aircraft series. It is a soft cover book with 96 pages and is the standard Osprey Publishing size …

Endurance of the Me-262 ranges from 45 to 90 minutes. Stall characteristics are good, ailerons respond well and it is capable of all combat maneuvers.

Of conventional all-metal stressed-skin construction, the wing had moderate sweepback, long-span ailerons, trailing-edge flaps, and full-span automatic leading-edge slots. The engines …

The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (English: "Swallow") was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. Design work started before World War II began, but engine problems …

The Messerschmitt Me 262 was a German World War II fighter aircraft built by Messerschmitt in the later stages of the war, and under license by Avia post-war. Messerschmitt began work on …

Control Surfaces: Frise type ailerons in two sections on each wing. The slotted flaps, positioned inboard of the ailerons, can extend up to 60° with a backward movement of about 5 inches. …

The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow) was the world's first operational jet fighter, being the most advanced aircraft of its time to fly and achieve operational status.