Messerschmitt Me-262B-1a
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Schwalbe |
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| Type | Trainer,
Night Fighter |
Crew | 2 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Messerschmitt |
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| Production | 1430 (all
variants) |
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| Prototype first flight | ? |
Introduction | 1944 |
| Variants | |||
| Me-262B-1a | Two-seat trainer. | ||
| Me-262B-1a/U1 Nachtjäger | Trainers converted into provisional night fighters, FuG 218 Neptun radar, with Hirschgeweih (eng:antler) eight-dipole antenna array. | ||
| Me-262 B-2 | Proposed night fighter version with stretched fuselage. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Empty Weight | 3795 kg |
Loaded Weight | 6473 kg |
| Max takeoff weight | 7130 kg |
Length | 10.60 m |
| Wingspan | 12.60 m |
Wing area | 21.7 m² |
| Height | 3.50 m |
Wing loading | 324 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Main Gun | Nose (upper pair) | 2 × 30 mm MK 108 cannon |
Ammunition Carried |
2 x 100 |
| Nose (lower pair) | 2 × 30 mm MK 108 cannon |
2 x 80 |
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| Secondary Guns | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
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| Radar | 1 radar Lichtenstein (SN-2) (1) |
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| Bombs | - |
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| Rockets | - |
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(1) B-1a/U1 variant
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 ×
Junkers Jumo 004 B-1 turbojets, 8.8 kN (900 kg) each
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| Horsepower (maximum) | 2
x 1800 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 556 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | less than
2570 L (internal) ** + 500 L drop tank
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(*) on loaded weight, (**) The installation of a second crew member meant that the aircraft's fuel capacity had to be reduced.
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 813 km/h
at 6000 m |
Cruise Speed | ? km/h |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 11450 m |
| Rate of Climb | 20 m/s |
Range | less than 1049 km typical ** |
(*) vitesse de décrochage, (**) The installation of a second crew member meant that the aircraft's fuel capacity had to be reduced.
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | Lemaire Soft | ||
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