Rivals:
P51

Gloster Meteor Mk 4

Gloster Meteor Mk4

Yak 9U

recommend planes that I could put here

CONTROLS:

AG7: Lights
AG8: Canopy

Trim:Trim
VTOL: Flaps

Max speed at sea level:
710 Km/h
Max speed at 8000 meters:
900 km/h

Empty weight
3795
takeoff speed
250 Km/h

flap 25% for takeoff

Thr 70%
70 min of fly

Thr 100%
40 min of fly

HISTORY:

The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German: "Swallow") in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: "Storm Bird") in fighter-bomber versions, is a fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber that was designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt. It was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft.

The initial design of what would become the Me 262 started in April 1939, prior to the start of the Second World War. While the aircraft performed its maiden flight on 18 April 1941, this was using piston engine instead of jet propulsion; it was not until 18 July 1942 that the first jet-powered flight was performed. Progress on the project was delayed by problems with engines, metallurgy and top-level interference from figures such as Hermann Göring, head of the Luftwaffe, and Adolf Hitler. The latter advocated from the Me 262 to be operated as a ground-attack/bomber aircraft rather than a defensive interceptor, thus necessitating a redesign.

Accordingly, the aircraft was eventually brought into operational status with the Luftwaffe during mid-1944. In its operational configuration, the Me 262 was both faster and more heavily armed than any Allied fighter, including the British jet-powered Gloster Meteor.

The Allies countered its effectiveness in the air by frequently attacking the aircraft while on the ground and during takeoff and landing.

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