In the Battle of Britain the primary aim of the Hurricane and Spitfire was to intercept the bombers. You consistently see the RAF scoring higher numbers if kills per day during the Battle, but losing higher numbers of single engined fighters doing so. No 401’s success on October 5 th, was the first Me 262 to be shot down by gunfire and the first in which fire was exchanged by both sides. The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German: "Swallow") in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: "Storm Bird") in fighter-bomber versions, was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. Like: 2 Vincenzo; Tuesday at 6:25 PM; Replies 4 Views 172. Hurricanes and Spitfires often had to climb into an intercept, facing foes that were already sun … OK, fine. So here’s the actual answer, absolutely, totally, fully and fairly objective: the P-51. But that swept wing of the Me-262 seems to have done the trick, adding to that the Me-262 carried a heavier punch and was considered to be a good stable fun platform. . MIflyer; … Vincenzo. Captured Me 262s were studied and flight tested by the major pow B-47 Stratojet. Me 262 var ursprungligen inte konstruerad för de belastningar som uppstod då bomber 2x 250 till 500kg släpptes med plötslig … Yesterday at 8:06 AM. SpicyJuan11; Apr 18, 2020; Replies 12 Views 443. But giving it some thought of how the Me-262 was thought to be better than the Meteor/P-80, and looking at those performance figures they come real close. Jet fighter Messerschmitt Me-262A-1a (III / EJG 2) Me-262 A, circa 1944 [Bundesarchiv, Bild 141-2497 / CC-BY-SA 3.0] Me-262B-1a/U1 night fighter, Wrknr. M. Buried B-25's. ... B-29 vs Me 264 Dimensions. Couple of reasons 1. Man hade även problem med struktuella belastningar på flygkroppen. Follow/Fav War Thunder: Me 262 vs Spitfire Mk Vc. . The Me 262 A-1a "Schwalbe" (Swallow) was developed as a defensive interceptor while the Me 262 A-2a "Sturmvogel" (Stormbird) was created as a fighter-bomber. You’re absolutely begging to have people define ‘better’ in their answer, aren’t you? The Initial Service versions of each are interesting. Gray was engaged in a mêlée with Me 110s and 109s on 25 May 1940, when after destroying a Me 109 E and his Spitfire being hit by several cannon shells, he broke off combat: By this time, as usual, there was not a soul in sight, and I decided the best course of action was … . World War II - Aviation Aviation (33 Viewers) Discussion on the aircraft of WWII. The NY event was a simple mileage trip in anticipation of things to come, hopefully, for the Luftwaffe on a regular basis in the future. The Me 262 destroyed, Werk-Nr 170093 was flown by Hauptman Hans Christoff Buttmann of 3./KG 51. Koopernic. Me 262 visade sig olämpligt som bombflygplan på grund av att piloten hade svårt att avgöra när fällning av bomber var lämpligt, vilket gav en dålig träffsäkerhet. I’m not sure I’m clear what you are asking There’s only one readily definable value in your selection and that’s the Me262 which only ever fielded the Me262A-1A in the Schwalbe version. 110306, with Neptun radar antenna on the nose and second seat for a radar operator Pilots of the 44th Fighter Division (Jagdverband 44) and jet fighters Messerschmitt Me-262A-1a Cockpit of the Me-262 German experimental … By the time of the flight the Germans had detailed damage assessment maps of Manhattan and other key coastal targets in … The V1, V-2, Me 163, Me 262, Go 229 and all the other stuff that was in the works or on the drawing boards. The Stormbird variant was designed at Hitler's insistence. . Spitfire versus Messerschmitt Bf 109: ... (*cough* Me-262 *cough*), the Bf 109 stood out as a rare example of German engineering that was cheap, reliable, maintainable, and easy to manufacture—all while delivering superb performance on the battlefield. Giving both reasonable equally positioning the Me 262 is far superior to the Meteor MkI. Messerschmitt Me 262 (libro di Kev Darling) Avistar.org voci di aerei militari presenti su Wikipedia Il Messerschmitt Me 262 era un aereo militare multiruolo a reazione , bimotore turbogetto e monoplano ad ala bassa e a freccia , sviluppato dall'azienda aeronautica tedesca Messerschmitt AG negli anni quaranta . The Me-262 was faster and more heavily-armed than any Allied fighter, including the British jet-powered Gloster Meteor. Yesterday at 10:21 AM. Pilots of this aircraft claimed a total of 542 allied kills, though claims for the number are often higher than what was actually shot down. But other factors make it less of a cut and dry argument. You still want the definition of ‘better’, don’t you? By: BannaMan. Our glorious British pilot flying in a Spitfire, has a gentleman like joust with a German Messerschmitt 262. While over a thousand Me 262s were produced, only around 200-250 ever made it to frontline squadrons due to shortages in fuel, pilots, and parts. Fighters, single engine, one man, production 1940/44 .