Published Nov 5th, 2013, 11/5/13 8:13 pm
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This is a jet that the Germans designed during WW2.
Heres a quick info paragraph-
TheMesserschmitt Me 262Schwalbe(English: "Swollow") was the world's first operationaljet-poweredfighter aircraft.[5]Design work started beforeWorld War IIbegan, but engine problems prevented the aircraft from attaining operational status with theLuftwaffeuntil mid-1944. Compared withAlliedfighters of its day, including the British jet-poweredGloster Meteor, it was much faster and better armed.[6]One of the most advancedaviationdesigns in operational use during World War II,[7]the Me 262 was used in a variety of roles, includinglight bomber,reconnaissanceand even experimentalnight fighterversions.
Me 262 pilots claimed a total of 542 Allied kills(although higher claims are sometimes made).[Notes 1]The Allies countered its potential effectiveness in the air by attacking the aircraft on the ground and while taking off or landing. Engine reliability problems and attacks by Allied forces on fuel supplies during the deteriorating late-war situation also reduced the effectiveness of the aircraft as a fighting force. In the end, the Me 262 had a negligible impact on the course of the war as a result of its late introduction and the consequently small numbers that were deployed in operational service.[10]The Me 262 influenced the designs of post-war aircraft such as theNorth American F-86SabreandBoeing B-47 Stratojet.[7]
-wikipedia
Hope you guys like, if you wanna use this for a server or project, please let me know before you do :)
Heres a quick info paragraph-
TheMesserschmitt Me 262Schwalbe(English: "Swollow") was the world's first operationaljet-poweredfighter aircraft.[5]Design work started beforeWorld War IIbegan, but engine problems prevented the aircraft from attaining operational status with theLuftwaffeuntil mid-1944. Compared withAlliedfighters of its day, including the British jet-poweredGloster Meteor, it was much faster and better armed.[6]One of the most advancedaviationdesigns in operational use during World War II,[7]the Me 262 was used in a variety of roles, includinglight bomber,reconnaissanceand even experimentalnight fighterversions.
Me 262 pilots claimed a total of 542 Allied kills(although higher claims are sometimes made).[Notes 1]The Allies countered its potential effectiveness in the air by attacking the aircraft on the ground and while taking off or landing. Engine reliability problems and attacks by Allied forces on fuel supplies during the deteriorating late-war situation also reduced the effectiveness of the aircraft as a fighting force. In the end, the Me 262 had a negligible impact on the course of the war as a result of its late introduction and the consequently small numbers that were deployed in operational service.[10]The Me 262 influenced the designs of post-war aircraft such as theNorth American F-86SabreandBoeing B-47 Stratojet.[7]
-wikipedia
Hope you guys like, if you wanna use this for a server or project, please let me know before you do :)
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