Author Topic: ME-262 Drop Tanks (Read 1980 times)

Bino · « **on:** June 27, 2012, 12:41:56 PM »

While I've seen photos of a two-seat ME-262B with drop tanks, were they used by the single-seat ME-262A ?

Butcher · « **Reply #1 on:** June 27, 2012, 01:04:36 PM »

While I've seen photos of a two-seat ME-262B with drop tanks, were they used by the single-seat ME-262A ?

nope

PanosGR · « **Reply #2 on:** June 27, 2012, 02:50:15 PM »

Butcher is right. No actual photos of single seater with drop tanks. Only sketches. Twin seater yes, but single seater, rather not.

lyric1 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 27, 2012, 04:18:03 PM »

Butcher is right.
No actual photos of single seater with drop tanks.

Are you sure?

Ruah · « **Reply #4 on:** June 27, 2012, 04:37:24 PM »

um. . .why?

It has fantastic fuel duration. . .more then enough for the number of cannon rounds it has.

MiloMorai · « **Reply #5 on:** June 27, 2012, 05:36:07 PM »

Two seaters needed the drop tanks as the internal fuel was reduced with the addition of the second seat.

FLS · « **Reply #6 on:** June 27, 2012, 05:40:45 PM »

The ME-262 pilot manual at Zeno's lists 2 66 lb external tanks as an option.

lyric1 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 27, 2012, 06:04:48 PM »

The photo recon model the Me 262A-1a/U3 was the version that used them the most.

Some of these were even lightly armed with one gun.

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