This jet was definitely not small. Even today it looks sleek - truly revolutionary! Now if they'd just get around to re-building a 'Stuka'......
Flying around in a Stuka, complete with the siren, could certainly be fun ;)
Compared to what?
Mig 15 and even F-16 are pretty dinky.
SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 41 ft.
Length: 34 ft. 9 in.
Height: 11 ft. 4 in.
Weight: 15,600 lbs.
Armament: Four 30mm MK-108 cannons, plus 1,000 lbs. of bombs.
Engines: Two Junkers Jumo 004s of 1,980 lbs. thrust ea.
Crew: One
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 540 mph.
Cruising speed: 460 mph.
Range: 650 miles
Service Ceiling: 38,000 ft.
SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 33 ft. 1 1/2 in.
Length: 33 ft. 3 5/8 in.
Height: 11 ft. 2 in.
Weight: 11,270 lbs. max.
Armament: Two 23mm cannons and one 37mm cannon, plus rockets or 2,000 lbs. of bombs
Engine: VK-1 of 6,000 lbs. thrust (copy of British Rolls-Royce "Nene" engine)
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 670 mph.
Cruising speed: 525 mph.
Range: 500 miles
Service Ceiling: 51,000 ft.
SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 32 ft. 10 in. with missiles mounted, 30 ft. without missiles or rails.
Length: 47 ft. 8 in., 49 ft. 3 in. with pitot boom.
Height: 16 ft. 8.5 in.
Weight: 42,500 lbs. max. takeoff
Armament: One 20mm M-61A1 Vulcan cannon and various combinations, up to 12,000 lbs., of air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles and bombs.
Engine: One Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-200/220 turbofan of 25,000 lbs. static sea level thrust each with afterburner. (or General Electric F110-GE-100)
Crew: One
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 1,500 mph.
Cruising speed: 577
Range: 2,415 miles (with external fuel tanks)
Service Ceiling: 50,000 ft.
Information from USAF Museum