Author Topic: Me-262?!?! (Read 1029 times)

OntosMk1 · « **on:** June 09, 2006, 10:09:08 AM »

Someone say hairdryer?
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Solar10 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2006, 10:47:25 AM »

I found that really hard to watch. I kept expecting the wing tips to break off the way they do on my 262 flights in the MA. lol.

VooWho · « **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2006, 01:41:33 PM »

Now that was amazing. I didn't know they still had a flyable Me262. Gosh just think if those went into major production, and you had half the Luftwaffe flying 262s or other jet fighters. Amazing, and if u looked closely you could see the stall slats move in and out. Thanks for the video.

captkaos · « **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2006, 01:52:34 PM »

I think that is one of the reproductions that was produced. There is a company that is making six exact replicas with modern engines and safer gear. One was sold to someone in germany. I do not remember the web site, but look up me262 project on your search engine

Krusty · « **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2006, 03:22:18 PM »

There are several flight-worthy 262s still around. One in particular is a 2-seater.

I'm still waiting for it to cache, but I've seen the take-off run. All I can say is that so far this thing has our poor AH2 model beat for acceleration, big time!

captkaos · « **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2006, 04:10:47 PM »

Go to stormbirds.com

It was one of their reproductions that flew over Germany, and not an original.

007Rusty · « **Reply #6 on:** June 09, 2006, 04:19:10 PM »

cool thanks 4 the post

Debonair · « **Reply #7 on:** June 09, 2006, 07:04:50 PM »

the new ones use slightly bigger (about 10% more powerful) engines with afterburner capability, iirc

Panzzer · « **Reply #8 on:** June 09, 2006, 07:16:27 PM »

That one has GE engines, otherwise it is rebuilt one from original parts (or based on the design), the one and only flying, I believe. Although I might be wrong (as usual).. I was there in Berlin when that one flew, can't complain. It was pretty amazing. Although I must say that I liked the 109G6 better. The sound of that DB...

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 09, 2006, 11:11:39 PM »

I've heard people call the A340 a hairdryer but what does the term mean??

ded · « **Reply #10 on:** June 09, 2006, 11:25:02 PM »

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Originally posted by RAIDER14
I've heard people call the A340 a hairdryer but what does the term mean??

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Mace2004 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 09, 2006, 11:34:38 PM »

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Originally posted by RAIDER14
I've heard people call the A340 a hairdryer but what does the term mean??

Well historically it is reported to have been used as a hairdryer but that practice was not authorized by the luftwaffe as it tended to extract the hair's natural oils leading to split ends and was considered "unhealthy" for a properly coiffed pilot...then of course there were the occasional hair fires. This problem only became worse when they experimented with the first afterburners.

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Hoarach · « **Reply #12 on:** June 10, 2006, 08:27:05 AM »

Who was the lucky pilot to fly that?

Furball · « **Reply #13 on:** June 10, 2006, 08:58:43 AM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
There are several flight-worthy 262s still around.

Just to clear things up - none of the original 262's are airworthy, it is highly unlikely that an original 262 will ever fly again. The airworthy ones are all replicas.

Treize69 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 10, 2006, 12:33:17 PM »

Notice the wing-slats popping aout about 2 minutes into the video?

I love seeing little details like that.