Author Topic: Me-262?!?! (Read 974 times)

Lye-El · « **Reply #15 on:** June 10, 2006, 01:06:00 PM »

Pretty cool. I didn't know that there were replica 262s flying.

Krusty · « **Reply #16 on:** June 10, 2006, 01:58:38 PM »

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Originally posted by Furball
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.

Furball I don't think you're right on that one. The discovery wings channel has had at least one documentary where an original 262 was shown to be flight worthy. The one in question was a 2-seater, but they mentioned that there were "several" -- not many, but several.

This from a few years ago, from memory.

MiloMorai · « **Reply #17 on:** June 10, 2006, 04:44:36 PM »

Krusty

Afaik only 10 WW2 262s exist :

1 in Germany
2 in Czech Rep. (Czech built)
4 in USA
1 in UK
1 in Australia,
1 in South Africa

The airworthy examples one hears/sees of are American built, powered by J-85 engines.

As captkaos said check out http://www.stormbirds.com/project/general/introduction.htm

Angus · « **Reply #18 on:** June 11, 2006, 09:52:37 AM »

The one in Germany would then be the one on display at the Deutsches Museum in Munchen?
And the Replicas are the only ones I've heard about being flyworthy. Not surprizing, - the original powerplant was rather naughty

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #19 on:** June 16, 2006, 04:40:23 AM »

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Originally posted by Angus
...- the original powerplant was rather naughty

And started with a pull cord like a lawnmower...