8^)
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.
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
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
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.
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.
Whoah babeeee....
That is some sweet-looking bird.
8^)
Unless these guys have anything to say about it.
Goreous planes. And the guys rebuilding them will be smart enough, unlike Adolph, to let them fly unburdened by heavy (and useless) bombs.
Thanks! I will try and find it at the library.
is the little prop an electric generator for onboard systems???
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?
Is Bill Clinton somehow involved with this?
Yes it drove a small generator.
Too Cool! Though I think they used to throw compressor blades etc., so maybe I won't buy one right away.
Ta 283
Blue Oyster Cult
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