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Title: ME-262 Drop Tanks
Post by: 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 ?

Title: Re: ME-262 Drop Tanks
Post by: Butcher on June 27, 2012, 01:04:36 PM

Quote from: 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 ?

nope

Title: Re: ME-262 Drop Tanks
Post by: PanosGR 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.

(http://)(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x39/PanosGR/B.jpg)

(http://)(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x39/PanosGR/D.jpg)

(http://)(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x39/PanosGR/A.jpg)

(http://)(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x39/PanosGR/C.jpg)

Title: Re: ME-262 Drop Tanks
Post by: lyric1 on June 27, 2012, 04:18:03 PM

Quote from: PanosGR on June 27, 2012, 02:50:15 PM

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

Are you sure?  :D

(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/img011.jpg)

Title: Re: ME-262 Drop Tanks
Post by: Ruah 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.

Title: Re: ME-262 Drop Tanks
Post by: MiloMorai 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.

Title: Re: ME-262 Drop Tanks
Post by: FLS 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.

Title: Re: ME-262 Drop Tanks
Post by: lyric1 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.