Me 262 Project
The Me 262 Project is a company formed to build flyable reproductions of the Messerschmitt Me 262, the world's first operational jet fighter. The project was started by the Texas Airplane Factory and administered by Classic Fighter Industries. It is based at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, United States, near Seattle. The project team of designers, engineers, and technicians completed the flight test program in 2012 [1] and delivery of the first of five jets.[2]
The aircraft are powered by General Electric CJ610 turbojet engines, concealed inside detailed reproductions of the original Junkers Jumo 004B engines and nacelles.[3]
Production
[edit]Five aircraft were built:[4]
- Me 262B-1c W.Nr.501241 reg.N262AZ
- Collings Foundation, Houston, Texas, US, in flying condition. First replica to fly, 20 December 2002.
- Me 262B-1c W.Nr.501242
- Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon, US, on static museum display. In the markings of an aircraft of Jadgeschwader 7 (11/JG-7) based at Brandenburg-Briest, flown by Leutnant Alfred Ambs.
- Me 262A/B-1c W.Nr.501243 reg.N262MF
- Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach, Virginia, US, in airworthy condition.
- Me 262A/B-1c W.Nr.501244 reg.D-IMTT
- Messerschmitt Stiftung, Manching, Germany, in airworthy condition.
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Extraordinary Flight Training Opportunity in a Messerschmitt Me 262" Retrieved: 21 April 2017.
- ^ Gunston 2005
- ^ "Me 262 Project: Powerplant & Performance Section". Archived from the original on 2019-02-05.
- ^ "Me 262 Project: Aircraft Profiles Section". Archived from the original on 2019-02-05.
Bibliography
[edit]- Gunston, Bill (2005). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers, 2nd Edition. Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-3981-8.
External links
[edit]- Stormbird – Air & Space Magazine
- New Me-262 Reproduction Lands at the Museum – Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
- Aviation History Book Review: Project 262 – HistoryNet
- Messerschmitt – aeRoman
- Group Building Messerschmitt Jets Near Seattle – East Oregonian
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