Collings Foundation Me262

[ABDCWOT]

The Collings Foundation (http://www.collingsfoundation.org/menu.htm)                                                                               was at the McClellan AFB here in Sacramento a few weeks ago. They allowed me to go past the ropes and take some close up pics of their 2 seater Me262. So....here go

























Beautiful bird...

-abdc

[Dimebag]

sweet!  thank u for sharin 

[Grayeagle]

Thanks for sharing!
.. so refreshing to know a Museum that does it right .. they weren't all shiny!
(even though they were 'new' ..most WW2 aircraft just did not survive long)

-Frank aka GE

[jimbo71]

Cost 128 perks just to take pics of the bird 

[helbent]

Awesome pics


DANKE!

[lyric1]

 

[jd]

i could look at pics like those all day.

[icepac]

I see the pull start ring for the two stroke engine that starts those engines.

Does this plane have the original engines?

[Butcher]

262 porn..mmmmm baby

[SilverZ06]

Did you get to see it fly? Nice pics!

[Golfer]

I see the pull start ring for the two stroke engine that starts those engines.

Does this plane have the original engines?

Nope.

Basically the same engine on 20 series Lears.  Dressed up of course to look like a Jumo 004 without popping panels. If you've ever seen a CJ-610 (or J85) on a stand or just undressed of cowlings and accessories you could almost fit them on a skateboard.

[Nypsy]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing!

 

[ABDCWOT]

Did you get to see it fly? Nice pics!

Unfortunately I didn't. They'll be here again next year. The pilot(s) were out with their other planes & I didn't have time to stick around. Here it is on a YouTube I found...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VCLdO-myfY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

-ab

[icepac]

Nope.

Basically the same engine on 20 series Lears.  Dressed up of course to look like a Jumo 004 without popping panels. If you've ever seen a CJ-610 (or J85) on a stand or just undressed of cowlings and accessories you could almost fit them on a skateboard.

They must have done a ton of research on fitting that cone that holds the original pull start ring.

From the front, it looks nearly the same as the original.

Nice work by those guys.

[Big Rat]

Thanks for posting

 
BigRat