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Me 262 flys again
stormbirds.com ^ | 5/27/05 | stormbirds.com

Posted on 05/28/2005 10:57:08 AM PDT by yooling

You've heard the rumors, perhaps even seen a magazine article or two -- several Me 262 jets are now under construction in the United States!!

This incredible project is the result of a decade of privately-administered effort to create flight worthy examples of the Messerschmitt 262 fighter, and is now entering its final stages. Formerly subcontracted to the Texas Airplane Factory and administered by Classic Fighter Industries, Inc. the WTMF owner's group has now assumed watch over the final, and most critical, phase of the project. Our Seattle-based team of expert designers, engineers and technicians recently completed the flight test program for the first of our five jets, while the second machine is rapidly approaching similar tests.


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KEYWORDS: airplanes; aviation; flight; me262; messerschmitt; warbirds; wwii
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So how fast and manueverable were these babies? I know they actually saw action in WWII but there were too few to have any effect.

And are any actual 262s stil flying? I take it these are reconstructions, right?

Gorgeous planes. And what about the ME 163?

Jesse


21 posted on 05/28/2005 11:39:06 AM PDT by Jesse Segovia
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To: NOTAM
Yeah it's cool. Wish I was in your shoes. I'd love to see it up close. My uncle tried to catch one when he was flying P-51's during the war. Didn't know what in the hell it was, "but it sure was fast!"
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22 posted on 05/28/2005 12:01:53 PM PDT by mugs99
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To: Chode


Goering's on the phone to Freiburg
Say's Willie's done quite a job
Hitler's on the phone from Berlin
Say's I'm gonna make you a star

My Captain Von Ondine, here's your next patrol
A flight of English bombers across the canal
After twelve, they'll all be here
I think you know the job

They hung there dependant from the sky
Like some heavy metal fruit
These bombers, ripened, ready to tilt
Must these Englishmen live that I might die
Must they live that I might die

In a G-load disaster from the rate of climb
Sometimes I'd faint and be lost to our side
But there's no reward for failure, but death
So watch me in the mirrors, keep in the glidepath

Get me through these radars, no I cannot fail
Not when great silver slugs are eager to feed
I can't fail, no not now
When twenty five bombers wait ripe

They hung there dependant from the sky
Like some heavy metal fruit
These bombers, ripened, ready to tilt
Must these Englishmen live that I might die
Must they live that I might die

Me-262 prince of turbojet, Junker's jommo 004
Blasts from clustered R4M quartets in my snout
And see these English planes go burn
Now you be my witness how red were the skies
When the fortresses flow, for the very last time
It was dark over Westphalia, in april of T45

They hung there dependant from the sky
Like some heavy metal fruit
These bombers, ripened, ready to tilt
Must these Englishmen live that I might die
Must they live that I might die

Must these Englishmen live that I might die
Junker.s jommo 004 (repeat many times)
Bombers at 12 o'clock high


23 posted on 05/28/2005 12:03:44 PM PDT by rogue yam
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To: Jesse Segovia

And what about the ME 163?

Seems I saw a site that was making reproductions of
those too, none flying as yet I think.

Not using T-stoff etc, but modern propellents.


24 posted on 05/28/2005 12:06:19 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Jesse Segovia
540 mph@19685 ft

Fast for the period. There are no original Me262's flying. The real ones are too scarce. These examples are pretty much authentic, down to the nut and bolt recreations with a few changes (improvements) made for safety. The engines are not the original Junkers units. They are modern G.E. engines that have been shrouded with facades that mimic the appearance of the originals.

The Me 163 was a death trap and will not be flying again anytime soon.

25 posted on 05/28/2005 12:07:56 PM PDT by yooling (Icky-Icky-Icky-PAHTWANGka!!)
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To: yooling

Whoah babeeee....

That is some sweet-looking bird.


26 posted on 05/28/2005 12:10:04 PM PDT by coydog (My bathroom djinn can beat up your bathroom djinn!)
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To: rogue yam
8^)
27 posted on 05/28/2005 12:13:33 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: Jesse Segovia
"The Me 163 was a death trap and will not be flying again anytime soon".....

Unless these guys have anything to say about it.

28 posted on 05/28/2005 12:14:31 PM PDT by yooling (Icky-Icky-Icky-PAHTWANGka!!)
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To: yooling

http://www.xcor.com/me163.html


29 posted on 05/28/2005 12:16:50 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: yooling

Goreous planes. And the guys rebuilding them will be smart enough, unlike Adolph, to let them fly unburdened by heavy (and useless) bombs.


30 posted on 05/28/2005 12:20:44 PM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: yooling

Thanks! I will try and find it at the library.


31 posted on 05/28/2005 12:23:37 PM PDT by madrastex
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To: yooling
is the little prop an electric generator for onboard systems???
32 posted on 05/28/2005 12:24:38 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: Hegewisch Dupa
You might like this.

Luft 46.com

33 posted on 05/28/2005 12:27:21 PM PDT by yooling (Icky-Icky-Icky-PAHTWANGka!!)
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To: NOTAM

There were a couple of old jets flying out of the Arlington airport back in the mid '80's. I thought someone said they were originally Spanish WWII jets of some sort. Did you ever happen to see those?


34 posted on 05/28/2005 12:31:39 PM PDT by gorush (Exterminate the Moops!)
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To: yooling; All
I sure hope it goes on the airshow circuit eventually..I would drive/fly a looooong way to see it!
 
http://www.eaglefilms.com/FrameA/FrameAImages/NightFlyers/nightflyers2.mov
 
Cool (funny) clip from the movie "Nightflyers" of a Russian girl in a Yak-9U shooting down a Me-262...(apple quacktime required)
 
If anyone finds a good video clip of the new 262 flying let me know (no 2 second clip stuff)
 
Here's an example of a "good" video clip..the new FW-190a8 in Germany making it's maiden flight in July, 2004
 
http://www.718tfw.com/files/fw190flug3.wmv  (13mb Mediaslayer)
 
 
 
Here ya go Xcor...

35 posted on 05/28/2005 12:41:19 PM PDT by wolficatZ ( + ><))))*> + "..gone shark surfing..." ____\0/_____/|____)
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To: yooling
...shrouded with facades...

Is Bill Clinton somehow involved with this?

36 posted on 05/28/2005 12:44:16 PM PDT by Petronski (A champion of dance, my moves will put you in a trance, and I never leave the disco alone.)
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To: Chode

Yes it drove a small generator.


37 posted on 05/28/2005 12:47:07 PM PDT by yooling (Icky-Icky-Icky-PAHTWANGka!!)
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To: yooling

Too Cool! Though I think they used to throw compressor blades etc., so maybe I won't buy one right away.


38 posted on 05/28/2005 12:50:16 PM PDT by FastCoyote
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To: wolficatZ
I'm saving my dimes for one of these.

Ta 283

39 posted on 05/28/2005 12:50:27 PM PDT by yooling (Icky-Icky-Icky-PAHTWANGka!!)
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To: Chode
"There's no reward for failure but death"

Blue Oyster Cult

40 posted on 05/28/2005 12:52:40 PM PDT by Cheapskate (America , -- -- -- -- Yeah!)
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