Me 262 Technical Data
(1944)© Public Domain
Crew: 1.
The first ever operational jet fighter. After the war it was produced in Czechoslovakia.
The main fighter variant was equipped with Jumo 004B-1 engines.
Versions
Me 262A - single-seat
Me 262B - two-seat variant, trainer version
Me 262C
Me 262D
Me 262E
Me 262W
Hitler insisted to make an attack variant as fighters are defensive and attack airplanes are offensive.
Willy Messerschmidt suggested the airplane could carry bombs under the nose, the 2 upper 30 mm guns were removed for better balance.
Armament.
Guns:
4x 30 mm MK 108 cannon
Rockets:
- 24 x 55 mm (2.2 inches) R4M rockets
Bombs:
- 2x 250 kg (550 lbs) bombs or 2x 500 kg (1,100 lbs) bombs
The first ever operational jet fighter. After the war it was produced in Czechoslovakia.
The main fighter variant was equipped with Jumo 004B-1 engines.
Versions
Me 262A - single-seat
Me 262B - two-seat variant, trainer version
Me 262C
Me 262D
Me 262E
Me 262W
Hitler insisted to make an attack variant as fighters are defensive and attack airplanes are offensive.
Willy Messerschmidt suggested the airplane could carry bombs under the nose, the 2 upper 30 mm guns were removed for better balance.
Armament.
Guns:
4x 30 mm MK 108 cannon
Rockets:
- 24 x 55 mm (2.2 inches) R4M rockets
Bombs:
- 2x 250 kg (550 lbs) bombs or 2x 500 kg (1,100 lbs) bombs
Messerschmitt Me 262 General Information |
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| Manufacturer: | Messerschmitt |
| Model: | Me 262 |
| Main Category: | Military |
| Category: | Fighter aircraft |
| Country: | Germany |
| ICAO Code: | ME262 |
| Production start: | 1944 |
| Production end: | 1945 |
| Status: | Retired 1945 (Germany), 1951 (Czechoslovakia) |
| Units Produced: | 1430 |
Messerschmitt Me 262 Flight and Avionics |
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| Winglets: | No |
Messerschmitt Me 262 Power Plant |
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| Number of engines: | 2 |
| Engine details: | Junkers Jumo 004B-1 turbojet engines |
| Thrust: | 2x 1980 lbf (pound-force) |
Messerschmitt Me 262 Performance |
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| Top Speed: | 490 knots / 564 mph / 907 km/h |
| Cruise speed: | 490 knots / 564 mph / 907 km/h |
Messerschmitt Me 262 Range and Fuel Consumption |
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| Range: | 570 nautical miles / 656 miles / 1056 kilometers |
| Climb rate: | 3900 feet / 1188.72 meters |
| Ceiling: | 37600 feet / 11460.48 meters |
Messerschmitt Me 262 Exterior Dimensions |
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| Exterior length: | 10.60 meters / 34 feet 9.32 inches |
| Tail height: | 3.50 meters / 11 feet 5.8 inches |
| Fuselage diameter: | 1.60 meters / 5 feet 2.99 inches |
| Wing span: | 12.60 meters / 41 feet 4.06 inches |
Messerschmitt Me 262 Interior Dimensions |
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| Passenger Capacity: | 1 |
Messerschmitt Me 262 Weights and Distances |
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| Takeoff distance: | 3297.24 feet / 1005 meters |
| Maximum takeoff weight: | 15719 lbs / 7130 kg |
| Maximum payload: | 2205 lbs / 1000 kg |
| Fuel capacity: | 635 gallons / 528.75 gallons imperial / 2403.74 liters |