To: TheThirdRuffian
90 minutes, 60 at full power. About the same as the Spitfire and P-40, except that it was going a heck of a lot faster so the range in kilometers is longer. It was never going to be an escort fighter, but for strategic defense or gaining control over a battlefield it was unmatched.
You may be thinking of the ME 163. They only had a few minutes of powered flight before they had to glide home.
33 posted on
04/09/2009 3:01:42 PM PDT by
GonzoGOP
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To: GonzoGOP
Probably so; I didn’t realize the krauts had more than one operational jet.
48 posted on
04/09/2009 3:08:11 PM PDT by
TheThirdRuffian
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