Great video! Only thing would be maybe the section about the dimensions could have gone a little quicker, as the real interesting bits were yet to come and perhaps some people might click off during that part. And I agree with the comment that the slight pauses mid- sentence could maybe be avoided. But this was a great video, and I appreciate the depth of information, background music, and calm, though non-monotonous narration. Videos like these I think will do really well for a number of reasons! Also, if yall ever want to do a video on an A26c Invader, I'm a former co-crewchief on one and can get you tons of info, pics, videos, even a tour if yall are out in CA.
I actually really enjoyed the calming subtle background music and visuals and actually got me to focus and relax. Don't tell the actual full time meditation channels!
in a world of youtube shorts, I am absolutely astonished and relieved that a 22 minute video with no long introduction, ad breaks, or other goofy stuff exists... just pure Me-262 and absolutely everything about it
Excelente informacion , muy bueno el video de lo q' fue el 262 en su corta vida operativa y q' pudo haber tenido un impacto mucho mejor si hubiera aparecido antes . Felicitaciones .
This is NOT just a good video. After more more than eighty years from the start of the creation of the Me 262, masses of books, reports and films published, you offered us masses of information of all kind too long to enumerate here in the best possible way that were completely unknown. I am the retired Architect-Engineer of the former Olympic Airways, now at the age of 78 I pass at least six hours a day in my flight simulator and for me yours is the best documentary in every detail I ever saw for any aircraft in my entire life. I could not find words to thank you enough.
As far as I can tell, this is not A.I.narrated. It sounds natural . . . that's becoming something of a novelty these days. Those artificial "voices" bedevil so many uploads these days. I fully agree with the original comment about the level of superb and interesting detail in this video.@@edwinwilkerson6051
Beautiful video. I actually got to talk to a ME262 pilot at the USAF Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH back in 2002. I also talked to HE111 bomber crews, Stuka pilots, FW190, and 109 pilots. They were there in a huge group from Germany and my son was only 3 at the time and knew a lot of the German WW2 planes. They were amazed how he knew the names of all of them. I told them about a new video game called IL2 that just came out and how it modeled the WW2 planes. The Stuka pilot said he was going to look up the video game when he got home, he flew in MSFS on his computer. I had trouble with the ME262 in the game with the engines blowing up all the time. The ME262 pilot told me what was going on and how you could not move the throttle fast or it would set the engine on fire from the change of compression. The He111 bombardier told me how to use the bomb sight correctly, because I was having trouble hitting targets. He told me how to use the speed dial to keep the cross on target. When I got home I tried everything they told me and it all worked. I was amazed at how accurate a video game modeled everything that happened in the actual planes.
The original turbojet had problems with the compressor being fixed blades where you had to choose high altitude or low level performance when making the compressor. They chose the higher performance profile so the pilot is responsible to keep the pressure higher in the compressor than the combustion chambers. If you give it too much throttle at too low a compressor rpm the fire will go the wrong way and stall the compressor. Our modern engines have computer adjusted stator vanes which tailor the compressor to whatever is asked of it regardless of altitude. The pilot can jam the throttles but the FADEC speeds up the engine at the maximum allowed so better performance without pilots having to worry about it.
The jet sound that comes with the music while explaining the part of starting the plane.... man i got goosebumps. Such peaceful sounds... Thanks for everything, amazing video.
Absolutely, your narration is perfect and couldn't imagine anyone else doing it. Your voice is all part of the Yarnhub style we've got to love. Long may you continue.
Undoubtedly, you are one of the most complete channels in the military field. I have not seen any channel that produces content with this amount of details.
Sehr gut gemacht, ruhig in der Sprache und sehr gut verständliche Informationsdichte. Grafik sehr klar und man versteht wunderbar worüber vorgetragen wird. Danke auch für die Abschlusszusammenfassung die kurz und knapp das Flugzeug in Relation zu seiner Wichtigkeit für den Kriegsverlauf bechreibt.
Mine too! I have loved this beautiful aircraft since the moment I first saw it on a documentary on the History Channel, before they flaked out and changed into the Alien Sci-Fi channel. The first plastic model my dad got me was one of these, and my love of this aircraft and modeling has only increased over the years (except the fact that it bled over into the world of Games Workshop and Warhammer 40K, and those ‘models’ are just A BIT more expensive!)
Felicitaciones, soy piloto retirado de la fuerza aérea colombiana y disfruto sus videos también por tan magnífica información y tan bien realizada,me impresiona tantos detalles que llegamos a sentirnos dentro de la aeronave,gracias nuevamente
It's not just the great 3D models and animations, the video goes over the details of each component and even covers things like basic tactics and how the plane was used. Excellent video, I'd love to see more in the future!
The hide details like standards over each piece of this machine is awesome: easy to access it, easy to replace it. Hard lessons learned in times of war to say keep easy to repair, able to take off even in roads in deep keep flying. So there is more than a beautiful plane.
Very professional video, congratulations ! My father came the closest he ever came to be killed in WW2 when at Zaventum aerodrome near Brussels, (now Brussels Airport). He had just finished a radio repair job on a B25 and was driving along the perimeter track in his service van, when he heard canon fire and a "whoosh" from the jet engines. It was a lone Me262 straffing the airfield trying to knock out the B25s in his Wing (139 Wing 2nd TAC). He found out later that the instrument fitter he had been working alongside in the same B25 was killed by a canon shell. The aircraft was not hugely damaged, however, and was repaired. Such is the luck of war.
@@BluePawPrintis this your main channel ? How did you get such detailed visuals, models, and blue prints? The script was amazing. I hope you continue to push more content like this about many more things. This reminds me of real engineering but it’s still its own work. Just found your channel today and can’t wait for more!
Thank you, an excellent, most detailed representation of the construction of the Me262. Possibly the best I have seen. You are to be commended for you work, Cheers .
Thank you very much for such detailed introduction of the German jet of WWII. Man, seeing how many procedures to just take off, really shows how educated and trained a pilot had to be, to handle such machine. Anyone who can manage these were very smart people in my book.
im really looking forward to the Blue Paw videos, if this 262, and the Okha vids are what we can expect, you're on a different level to any contemporary shows, and when you don't think the animation can get any better, you up the ante. Bloody amazing work by all involved.
Thanks. Everything in this movie is exellent: 1. Beautiful plane. 2. Informative 3-d models. 3. Interesting text. 4. Not hurrying speech. 5. Pleasant voice. 6. Oxford pronunciation. 7. Correct translation into Russian. Although you have only 2 videos, I subscribed. Greetings from Gambia from a Russian person!
These vids do a really good job explaining how scary these machines were. My grandpa was a mechanic in the Air Force. He told me they were constantly learning about new equipment. Several technologies though very interesting and advanced, were not used at all and forgotten. They had so many inventions that they just could not learn about them all.
Beautifully done video. 😊 I am fortunate that at the Military History museum where I live , there is a two-seater ,radar equipped, night-fighter version of the ME262, apparently the only one of it's kind left in the world. It is in very good condition . I enjoyed your video.
He descubierto este canal gracias a este video en su versión en español ¡Es excelente! He visto decenas y decenas de videos sobre el Me-262 y este es absolutamente sobresaliente. ¡Muchas gracias! Los veré en Patreon.
The Me-262 Jet Fighter is such a fascinating piece of history! It's incredible to think about the advancements in aviation technology during that era. The Me-262 was a real game-changer in its time, being the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. It's so interesting to explore the internal mechanics and design of such an iconic aircraft. The way these early jets paved the path for modern aviation is truly remarkable! 🛩✨
It wasn't the first jet powered fighter aircraft, the british already had one operational for land defense and managed to achieve kills with it before the 262 even started official production in late 1944. Not to mention it was more reliable, better constructed and did not had the tendency to explode mid air because the engine decided to go nova out of a sudden. The 262 has an amazing aesthetic look, but the plane was riddled with design limitations, construction flaws, barely any operational range and more 262 pilot got killed by the plane than by enemy fire. Let alone the fact that the fuel tanks distribution was so random, without any fuel gauges that the pilots culd barely know how much fuel they had left, not to mention that the fuel lines were very prompt to break due to vibrations. Or the engines would detach mid air or simply explode if the plane went full speed for more than a few minutes. A very nice plane, one of my favorites due to it's shark look, but at the same time it was an occupation hazard for anyone who piloted them.
The breadth of information and attention to detail is stunning beyond compare. I'm binge watching all your movies and will likely watch them again. So incredibly excellent. I can't wait for the next one!
Incredible detail. This is a masterpiece. I think it was Mitchell who said that a good-looking airplane would always fly well. The Me-262 was visually a very well-balanced design.
A fantastic video, fantastic graphics with a massive amount of details. The final part with the description from engine start to the battle and the landing is amazing. Then the narration is estremely clear even for non English speakers. Excellent work.
the germans would still have lost just as much the wonder weapons myth is just that, a myth. no single factor was principal in getting the allies victory in europe. you could change a few and it still would end up to the same results.
Wow. This is an unbelievable look at one of the more fascinating weapons of WWII. Extremely interesting, and so well put together. Subbing for sure! Can't wait to see more great content.
This is an absolutely stunning animation. Such amazing attention to detail. Total credit to all involved in this video's production. What an amazing aircraft!!
What is most amazing about the Me262 is that despite the insanity of the Nazi regime there were incredibly gifted engineers and designers who could bring this machine to fruition. War does force innovation, but this aircraft is extraordinary for the day. Your presentation is excellent and well documented. Thank you for your research and attention to detail. I held my 1/48th scale model and looked it over while following the video.
Woah... you definitely stepped up your game in this one well done :D That Blue Paw Print intro was just smooth and a welcome addition in my book, like that it still has relaxing music while things are being explained (heck its like a nice little break in the day to just watch this and relax) I also was surprised when I saw the mutiple units of measurements for one thing (inches & meters for 1 example) I dont know if it was just me or others as well that mentioned it, nevertheless thank you for adding it. Also the degrees of the angles was a little nice addition as well Keep it up and I can’t wait to see how even more you improve this series as it goes on, here's to more amazing content from you in the future 🖖
Just a note to say what an extremely wonderful video this was. It nearly brought tears to my eyes. And im not moved by much. I hope that you take this to other aircraft in both historical and current day. Great work. WP
This is the internet. You don't need to ask people to point out anything wrong. They will be more than happy to tell you :) Amazing videos! Look forward to more and I hope the channel does well.
These are not just good video these are articulated information created by you for generations to learn. I’ve never seen such quality educational content on TH-cam. This is just so much more amazing than the other content creators. I’m so happy and fortunate to have come by your channel. Thanks for sharing with the world ❤
Man what an amazing video, instant subscription , animation and graphics as good as Animagraff or JO, great explanation and can’t wait for more content. Mind blowing engineering behind this warplane, I can only imagine the surprise and dropped jaws of the Allies’s pilots when they saw a faster plane without blades. And what a legacy it left us for the entire modern aviation industry.
Wow the best animated video of this awesome aircraft anywhere! The Me262 was way ahead of its time, and outclassed any other ww2 aircraft. Great channel..Subscribed!
That was great. Such crisp visuals, and very in depth without wasting time. You would think after all the videos made about this aircraft it would be old news. However it was full little details that I loved to see. 🛩
WOW! Fantastic video here. As an aircraft structures mechanic that has worked on war bird restoration i found this a very interesting look inside one of the worlds most iconic jets. I am subscribed and eagerly awaiting more content!
Note: The small gasoline (petrol) engine had an emergency backup so that if the battery was dead (or other issue with the pilot starting), your ground crew could pull a handle and cord (like on a lawnmower or other small engine) and start the engine! (You can see the pull handle @ 22:02 in this video) I agree a great video!!! I appreciate your giving both Metric and "imperial" units of measurement!!
You said the flaps increased the surface area of the wings. I may be mistaken, but the flaps you showed did not change the surface area but rather increased the camber (or curvature) of the wings, thus providing extra lift.
The MK108 muzzle velocity was about 1800fps not 1500fps. So powerful was the round that it only took one round to shoot down a fighter and 4 rounds to take out a heavy bomber.
A single 30mm shell containing 85 grams of RDX could blow the wing or tail off a 4 engine bomber or completely disintegrate a single engine fighter like a Spitfire. Tests performed in the UK after the war showed that the fuselage of a Spitfire could be severed in half by a single round
Your animation and 3D model of the airplane is absolutely outstanding, the highlighting of the aircraft parts in perfect synchronization with the explanation depicts the professional preparation and execution of your video, which has a top notch quality level. I love airplanes, I love building them, flying them and learning all I can of them, and your video is a real delight for any WW2 aviation enthusiast. Congratulations for your work!
Its biggest deficiency that should have been easily be remedied in the development Phase is the installation of speed brakes / dive brakes on the wing. Something the pilots did comment on.This is an aircraft that can achieve relatively High subsonic Mach numbers and easily find itself in the dangerous envelope of compressibility. This was not an unknown aerodynamic phenomenon. The lack of these devices made for over cautious Pilots entering high-speed Dives in which they were often caught by piston engine Pursuit Fighters shooting them down. The dive breaks would have allowed them to fly at the very Razor's Edge of their performance envelope with no fear of exceeding their VNE and entering compressibility. The filler & the doping between the gaps was necessary because the aircraft was designed to be built without Jigs and multiple component cottage industries. The sacrifice is some degree of performance but allows for more efficient mass production in a time of great constraint. The starters had their own starters a rip cord to pull start the two cycle. The wing sweep had nothing to do with delaying the onset of compressibility rather keeping the center of gravity correct because of the location of the positions of the wing mounted engines which were longer than the orginal BMW engines planned. The buttons doubled as circuit breakers, (as in most German designs) pushing inward as buttons popping outward as circuit breakers. I have seen two original 262's & several of their engines in Germany and the United states as wel as reading several books. The Germans actually used musicians the harmonically balanced the engines.
The Messerschmitt Me-262 was the first jet aircraft to have *ALL* Swept control surfaces and a fly-by-wire Horizontal Stabilator to counteract the effects of compressibility and Mach Tuck. it has the highest critical Mach number performance of any WW2 aircraft. Adolf Busemann was the world's leading expert on supersonic aerodynamics when the RLMs _Luftfahrtforschungsanstalt_ was built in 1935, it was the only large diameter supersonic aircraft wind tunnel laboratory in world until 1948. Busemann exhaustively tested the Me-262 to speeds up to 1.4 Mach. in the A8 wind tunnel. The Reidel APU starters were electric start with switches mounted in the cockpit, the recoil rope starter was available as an axillary back-up method if the batteries were discharged. This common but completely false urban myth comes from a single dubious source and contradicts all the historical evidence. The Projekt 1065 was conceived from inception to have Busemann's swept wings and tail. The false CoG claims crumble away upon the slightest scrutiny, the _Projekt 1070_ was a completely different aircraft program and was scrapped in favor of the more aerodynamically advanced Busemann design _Projekt 1065_ *The wings were never changed to alter the CoG.* The Me-262 was flown with 1, 2 and 3 engine configurations with 11 different engines from 7 different manufactures *WITH NO CHANGE IN WING SWEEP ANGLE.* The planes CoG could be easily adjusted by the moving the position of the nacelles under the wing. Busemann's 18.5 degree cranked angle swept wing design optimized low speed stall characteristics which was also augmented by automatic retracting leading edge slats... despite its high critical Mach performance the Me-262 had EXCELLENT stall characteristics for a swept wing aircraft.
@@DoktorBayerischeMotorenWerke Another spastic Wehraboo, your comments are VERY fucking telling. For your complaints about "dubious sources", you seem awfully adverse in citing yours. But you do you. Cope harder, bud. Wehraboos and neo-Nazis are used to that.
Really liked the video dude, lovely, clear graphics and animations with clean concise narration. You didn't mention the 25 hour lifespan of the engines which was quite an important factor in it's development.
@@raleighthomas3079 Thats a common myth based on misinformation, the Jumo 109-004A version made with Krupp P-198 Chromadur alloy had terrible engine life in testing, but these engines never saw production or service
I once read that when the MK108 Cannon was first deployed by the luftwaffe, the Allies were slow to learn of its existence. Mainly due to the fact that when it was used it had a success rate so high that there were rarely any survivors left to tell what had happened!
And it so rarely hit what it was aimed at. The Me262 was a horrible gun platform with closing speeds too high for effective gunnery compounded by the lack of speed brakes (which also made them extremely vulnerable on the very long landing approaches).
The entire nose section was made from steel, not because of a lack of aluminum (The Boeing Co was supplying 400,000 lbs. of aluminum per month, starting in 1943, in the form of B-17 bombers that had been shot down.) but because they needed to move the CG point forward, and the easiest way to do this was to fabricate the entire nose assembly out of steel sheet in various thicknesses. One of the production problems was that the main wing spar, made of steel tapered both in form and in thickness over it's entire length, and there was only a single company in Germany that could fabricate them. This factory was captured by the Russians in February of 1945, which meant that there were no wing spars after that time, except the ones that were already in the supply chain. Production was carried on AFTER the war, in Czechoslovakia, which meant that for a brief period after WWII, the Czecks had the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world. They only built a small number, due to lack of such things as more main wing spars, so they used up all available parts building their fleet. They still have one single-seat aircraft, and one 2 seat Me 262B1-a on display in their museum in Prague. I have seen Me-262 parts for sale on Ebay in Czechoslovakia, specifically engine RPM indicators with the dual range, and the fuel indicators, which I presume were taken home by employees as souvenirs after production ended. I have also seen several Reidel starters, the best one being new out of the box, at a swap meet in Oklahoma. The owner stated his father brought it home after WWII, and planned on building a small scooter to ride, but never got around to it. It had been wrapped in preservative paper in a box, and there was no rust, the phenolic molded parts were flawless, and I have no doubt it would have fired up instantly if supplied with fuel. It appeared in as-new condition.
The Me262 had already been exceeded in performance by the Gloster Meteor by November 1944 with the introduction of the Derwent engine. The Me262 had insoluble engine issues and severe aerodynamic problems caused by its thick wings, large diameter fuselage and lack of speed brakes. Above Mach 0.84 to 0.86 the aircraft became uncontrollable due to shock waves forming on the wings and fuselage cutting off airflow to the control surfaces.
@@allangibson8494 Mach .84 is 644 mph, FAR above the Me-262's rated maximum speed. The Meteor itself had a max speed of 600 mph, so there is no point there. The Me-262 flight characteristics were described by virtually all he pilots who flew it, as "delightful". There are several characteristics for good flight at high speeds. One of them is a swept wing, which the Me 262 had, but the Meteor did not. The Me-262 had automatic leading edge slats, which the Meteor did not have. Several Me-262 aircraft are known to have flown in the 600-700 mph range quite successfully, including the claimed sound barrier flight by Hans Mutke. He himself never claimed to have broken the sound barrier, but he pointed out that by the time he had had this adventure with the Me 262, he felt that several other more experienced pilots may have indeed broken the sound barrier in the Me 262, with his point being that the Me 262 was easily capable of doing it, especially in a dive, with engine power. (I worked on Learjets for 32 years for the Learjet Corp, and had many conversations with both our test pilots, and our aerodynamics engineers regarding their thoughts on the Me-262 versus the other early jets. The P-59 Airacomet was regarded as a joke, not even as fast as it's peer propeller driven fighters. In actual tests, the F-80 was beaten by the Me-262 on multiple points, again one of them being the F-80's straight wing. One of the engineers told me that he was CERTAIN that no early Dehavilland aircraft could have even approached the sound barrier, due simply to their straight wings generating so much drag that they would have been incapable of approaching the speed of sound to begin with, even in a dive. Their drag limits were FAR below transonic regions of flight. All early U.S. aircraft were similarly handicapped. That explains the short career of the P-59, and the equally short career of the P-80 jet, except as a trainer. It was not until the F-86 with it's swept wings, that the flight characteristics of the Me-262 were finally surpassed, at least by U.S. aircraft. Howard Hughes was given an Me 262 by the U.S. government, when they were handing out captured aircraft. He and his mechanics went through it completely, and he planned to put it in the 1946 Cleveland Air Races, where he not only would have beaten all the civilian entrants, but also every U.S. government entry using jet military aircraft. The aircraft was T2-4012. After Hughes was refused entry in the Cleveland Air Races. (There were several months of controversy involved in this before the decision was handed down against him.) When he had the aircraft, he took several opportunities to fly from the Hughes Factory airport in Culver City, up to Muroc (now Edwards AFB.) to jump the P-59's and P-80's that were under test. Hughes also flew it out of "Mines Field" which would become LAX. (Test pilot Dick Bong was killed in a P-80 when he forgot to turn on a fuel boost pump prior to takeoff, had a flame-out, and was too low to successfully escape the aircraft. This was also near Culver City, where Lockheed had it's Burbank airport.) When Hughes was frustrated in his efforts to fly his aircraft at Cleveland, he donated it to an aircraft mechanic's school in Banning, California, where the aircraft languished and deteriorated for several years. Eventually when that school closed, it was purchased by Ed Malony of "Planes Of Fame" in Ontario California. It sat outside there for many years. When I saw it there, it had bricks under it's nose strut to help support it, some of the fuel bay access panels had been removed, and the forward small fuel tank, that was located just behind the gun compartment, was laying on the ground and rocking back and forth in the wind. This aircraft was eventually purchased by Dave Allen for his air museum in Washington State. Then he died, and the restoration shop in Tucson that had the aircraft called his reps and told them to come and pick it up unless they wanted to move forward with the restoration right then. It was holding up other work they had pending. It was picked up from there, but what happened to it after that, and where it is now, I do not know.
@@williamMay-e7l Indicated airspeed bears very little resemblance to true airspeed with standard pitot sensors. The Me262 was physically incapable of exceeding Mach 1 with its wings attached - the drag was too high from its thick wings and chubby fuselage. The Me262 was simply too early an aerodynamic design to benefit from supersonic wind tunnel research and the actual full scale testing. Messerschmitt knew it was a dead end design. That’s why he moved on to the P1101 (which resulted in the subsonic but faster X-5 and MiG-15). The Me262 was dived to Mach 0.84 in British post war testing and found uncontrollable at that speed. The Germans reported the same at Mach 0.86 but possibly had a broader definition of “uncontrollable”.
Thank you very much to make this high quality and explanatory video. I am developing Me262A free mod for DCS with my colleagues and details shared will add much good features on it. Keep doing such good work and research! Thumbs up to you!!! 👏🙌👍
I love channels like these. It reminds me of TH-cam from 10-15 years ago when people made videos because they had something passionate to share, and not only to satisfy algorithm and get their monthly checks.
I have spotted an error: 5:40 When extended the flaps did not increase wing surface area but they increased the camber positivity. (plain flaps are camber changing device as oposed to i.e. fowler flaps that do increase area)
This was an absolutely amazing video! It will serve as a reference to millions of people and will inspire dozens of games and the information will be used in countless movies and videos! You have given humanity a reference document for hundreds of years! Thank you all! ❤
This is the best me262 3D design video yet, really well done. Only nitpick would be the pronunciation of Aluminium, I'd recommended using the English pronunciation. Looking forward to more from this channel in the future, this video was top notch.
Von Ohain, Dr Anselm Franz who designed and built the first operational jet engine Jumo 004 on which all jet engine we fly today is built.. Not to forget the BMW003 the most advanced in the world at the time.. Nazi Germany was miles ahead of any other country..Luckily for the allies they had very limited resources.
My father was a slave-engineer who worked in that famous cave, probably assisting the chief designers who were mentioned above. He became a specialist in some aspects of engine tuning as may be seen in one particular video, where he is remonstrating a technician by wagging a finger at him (perhaps having watched one too many Charlie Chaplin movies) and then stepping up to the camera with a big smile. I have that saved that somewhere. During this process, my father became a drogue and parachute expert and later had contracts to design and build the same for the Canadian AVRO Arrow jet fighter in 1957.
It was the British that pioneered both types of jet engines. Sir Frank Whittle was fully aware of the pros & cons of both designs but initially chose to go ahead with the centrifugal flow design as metallurgy at that time wasn't up to scratch to make Axial flow engines reliable enough for prolonged use. Even Hans Von Ohain acknowledged this in his book, as he had access to all of Whittle's findings in this field.
@@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM Whittle never built a modern Axial compressor turbojet, he lacked the knowledge and experience. the British would not have a production axial engine for another decade. Both Whittle and Von Ohain confirmed that neither had any knowledge or the others work... this is also evident in the fundamental differences in each man's designs.
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Only complain is that the voice some times feture weird pauses in the mid of a sentense.😃👍🏼🇸🇪🇸🇪
I found a little mistake in the cockpit .... With the word Steight (climb ) .... Its a little vocabulary mistake .... Its Steigt
After the combustion section the hot gasses impinge on a single stage turbine. You called it a compressor.
Great video! Only thing would be maybe the section about the dimensions could have gone a little quicker, as the real interesting bits were yet to come and perhaps some people might click off during that part. And I agree with the comment that the slight pauses mid- sentence could maybe be avoided. But this was a great video, and I appreciate the depth of information, background music, and calm, though non-monotonous narration. Videos like these I think will do really well for a number of reasons! Also, if yall ever want to do a video on an A26c Invader, I'm a former co-crewchief on one and can get you tons of info, pics, videos, even a tour if yall are out in CA.
I actually really enjoyed the calming subtle background music and visuals and actually got me to focus and relax. Don't tell the actual full time meditation channels!
in a world of youtube shorts, I am absolutely astonished and relieved that a 22 minute video with no long introduction, ad breaks, or other goofy stuff exists... just pure Me-262 and absolutely everything about it
Excelente informacion , muy bueno el video de lo q' fue el 262 en su corta vida operativa y q' pudo haber tenido un impacto mucho mejor si hubiera aparecido antes . Felicitaciones .
gorgeous gift to all of us and timeless. also the plane was gorgeous.
so true, i really appreciate the style of this video
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@@uuuultrastfu don’t bring politics into this
This is NOT just a good video. After more more than eighty years from the start of the creation of the Me 262, masses of books, reports and films published, you offered us masses of information of all kind too long to enumerate here in the best possible way that were completely unknown. I am the retired Architect-Engineer of the former Olympic Airways, now at the age of 78 I pass at least six hours a day in my flight simulator and for me yours is the best documentary in every detail I ever saw for any aircraft in my entire life. I could not find words to thank you enough.
Thank you for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed it. More to come !
Agreed, very well done, I learned new info as well. Thanks. @@BluePawPrint
yes and the narrator is unbiased not giving negativity about Germans
As far as I can tell, this is not A.I.narrated. It sounds natural . . . that's becoming something of a novelty these days.
Those artificial "voices" bedevil so many uploads these days.
I fully agree with the original comment about the level of superb and interesting detail in this video.@@edwinwilkerson6051
Right, outstanding podcast.
Beautiful video. I actually got to talk to a ME262 pilot at the USAF Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH back in 2002. I also talked to HE111 bomber crews, Stuka pilots, FW190, and 109 pilots. They were there in a huge group from Germany and my son was only 3 at the time and knew a lot of the German WW2 planes. They were amazed how he knew the names of all of them. I told them about a new video game called IL2 that just came out and how it modeled the WW2 planes. The Stuka pilot said he was going to look up the video game when he got home, he flew in MSFS on his computer. I had trouble with the ME262 in the game with the engines blowing up all the time. The ME262 pilot told me what was going on and how you could not move the throttle fast or it would set the engine on fire from the change of compression. The He111 bombardier told me how to use the bomb sight correctly, because I was having trouble hitting targets. He told me how to use the speed dial to keep the cross on target. When I got home I tried everything they told me and it all worked. I was amazed at how accurate a video game modeled everything that happened in the actual planes.
The original turbojet had problems with the compressor being fixed blades where you had to choose high altitude or low level performance when making the compressor. They chose the higher performance profile so the pilot is responsible to keep the pressure higher in the compressor than the combustion chambers. If you give it too much throttle at too low a compressor rpm the fire will go the wrong way and stall the compressor.
Our modern engines have computer adjusted stator vanes which tailor the compressor to whatever is asked of it regardless of altitude. The pilot can jam the throttles but the FADEC speeds up the engine at the maximum allowed so better performance without pilots having to worry about it.
Fantastic!!!
That is sick
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It would be amazing if somebody could track down a bunch surviving WW2 pilots, put them all on sim rigs in IL2 and have a big dogfight
The jet sound that comes with the music while explaining the part of starting the plane.... man i got goosebumps. Such peaceful sounds... Thanks for everything, amazing video.
This narrator is literally perfect for anything! Well done mister Webb!
You are too kind
Absolutely, your narration is perfect and couldn't imagine anyone else doing it. Your voice is all part of the Yarnhub style we've got to love. Long may you continue.
I like playback at 1.15x speed.
Lots of weird pauses though
is it AI?
The animations are just superb and the narration is probably the best I've ever heard.
Undoubtedly, you are one of the most complete channels in the military field. I have not seen any channel that produces content with this amount of details.
*Engineering channels??*
agree but Yarnhub is also quite good
Sehr gut gemacht, ruhig in der Sprache und sehr gut verständliche Informationsdichte. Grafik sehr klar und man versteht wunderbar worüber vorgetragen wird. Danke auch für die Abschlusszusammenfassung die kurz und knapp das Flugzeug in Relation zu seiner Wichtigkeit für den Kriegsverlauf bechreibt.
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Ich finde auch, dass ist bisher das bester Video über die Me-262 welches ich gesehen habe.
PS: Gruß aus Niedersachsen.
This Jet will always have a special place in my heart since it was my first well made model
I have one, too! As you can see, I used a photo of it as my profile pic.
@@Red-rl1xx the me262 looks lovely
Mine too! I have loved this beautiful aircraft since the moment I first saw it on a documentary on the History Channel, before they flaked out and changed into the Alien Sci-Fi channel. The first plastic model my dad got me was one of these, and my love of this aircraft and modeling has only increased over the years (except the fact that it bled over into the world of Games Workshop and Warhammer 40K, and those ‘models’ are just A BIT more expensive!)
Felicitaciones, soy piloto retirado de la fuerza aérea colombiana y disfruto sus videos también por tan magnífica información y tan bien realizada,me impresiona tantos detalles que llegamos a sentirnos dentro de la aeronave,gracias nuevamente
It's not just the great 3D models and animations, the video goes over the details of each component and even covers things like basic tactics and how the plane was used. Excellent video, I'd love to see more in the future!
The hide details like standards over each piece of this machine is awesome: easy to access it, easy to replace it. Hard lessons learned in times of war to say keep easy to repair, able to take off even in roads in deep keep flying. So there is more than a beautiful plane.
Very professional video, congratulations ! My father came the closest he ever came to be killed in WW2 when at Zaventum aerodrome near Brussels, (now Brussels Airport). He had just finished a radio repair job on a B25 and was driving along the perimeter track in his service van, when he heard canon fire and a "whoosh" from the jet engines. It was a lone Me262 straffing the airfield trying to knock out the B25s in his Wing (139 Wing 2nd TAC). He found out later that the instrument fitter he had been working alongside in the same B25 was killed by a canon shell. The aircraft was not hugely damaged, however, and was repaired. Such is the luck of war.
What an absolute amazing, well made video.
Thank you very much for your support!
@@BluePawPrintis this your main channel ? How did you get such detailed visuals, models, and blue prints? The script was amazing. I hope you continue to push more content like this about many more things. This reminds me of real engineering but it’s still its own work. Just found your channel today and can’t wait for more!
Thank you, an excellent, most detailed representation of the construction of the Me262. Possibly the best I have seen. You are to be commended for you work, Cheers .
This is one of the best explanatory videos I have ever come across, should be shown in middle school and high school WWII armament related classes.
Thank you very much for such detailed introduction of the German jet of WWII. Man, seeing how many procedures to just take off, really shows how educated and trained a pilot had to be, to handle such machine. Anyone who can manage these were very smart people in my book.
This may be the single greatest aviation doc ever produced. Very uplifting and calming. This is ART. Fantastic job!
Great job! The combination of precise and careful drawing with ambient music in the background makes it a pleasure to watch!
I love how this video not only explains the ME-262, but also how WW2 planes were built generally. Great video 👍
im really looking forward to the Blue Paw videos, if this 262, and the Okha vids are what we can expect, you're on a different level to any contemporary shows, and when you don't think the animation can get any better, you up the ante. Bloody amazing work by all involved.
Extremely beautiful. And a proper ode to the ME262
Thanks.
Everything in this movie is exellent:
1. Beautiful plane.
2. Informative 3-d models.
3. Interesting text.
4. Not hurrying speech.
5. Pleasant voice.
6. Oxford pronunciation.
7. Correct translation into Russian.
Although you have only 2 videos, I subscribed.
Greetings from Gambia from a Russian person!
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These vids do a really good job explaining how scary these machines were.
My grandpa was a mechanic in the Air Force. He told me they were constantly learning about new equipment. Several technologies though very interesting and advanced, were not used at all and forgotten. They had so many inventions that they just could not learn about them all.
Beautifully done video. 😊 I am fortunate that at the Military History museum where I live , there is a two-seater ,radar equipped, night-fighter version of the ME262, apparently the only one of it's kind left in the world. It is in very good condition . I enjoyed your video.
He descubierto este canal gracias a este video en su versión en español ¡Es excelente! He visto decenas y decenas de videos sobre el Me-262 y este es absolutamente sobresaliente. ¡Muchas gracias! Los veré en Patreon.
The Me-262 Jet Fighter is such a fascinating piece of history! It's incredible to think about the advancements in aviation technology during that era. The Me-262 was a real game-changer in its time, being the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. It's so interesting to explore the internal mechanics and design of such an iconic aircraft. The way these early jets paved the path for modern aviation is truly remarkable! 🛩✨
It wasn't the first jet powered fighter aircraft, the british already had one operational for land defense and managed to achieve kills with it before the 262 even started official production in late 1944. Not to mention it was more reliable, better constructed and did not had the tendency to explode mid air because the engine decided to go nova out of a sudden.
The 262 has an amazing aesthetic look, but the plane was riddled with design limitations, construction flaws, barely any operational range and more 262 pilot got killed by the plane than by enemy fire. Let alone the fact that the fuel tanks distribution was so random, without any fuel gauges that the pilots culd barely know how much fuel they had left, not to mention that the fuel lines were very prompt to break due to vibrations. Or the engines would detach mid air or simply explode if the plane went full speed for more than a few minutes.
A very nice plane, one of my favorites due to it's shark look, but at the same time it was an occupation hazard for anyone who piloted them.
The me262 is a beautiful aircraft. Excellent video!
You provide a real service to the WWII community. Thanks for your work from NZ.
this is insane, the amount of details are.
Thank you for such an incredible video about a magnificent airplane.
The breadth of information and attention to detail is stunning beyond compare. I'm binge watching all your movies and will likely watch them again. So incredibly excellent. I can't wait for the next one!
Incredible detail. This is a masterpiece.
I think it was Mitchell who said that a good-looking airplane would always fly well. The Me-262 was visually a very well-balanced design.
Lovely graphics. Iconic plane.
Man I just love the Me-262, such an fantastic German engineering.
Pure quality production. Great work, well done.
A fantastic video, fantastic graphics with a massive amount of details. The final part with the description from engine start to the battle and the landing is amazing. Then the narration is estremely clear even for non English speakers. Excellent work.
thanks for putting the starter motor in i always wondered what started this beast!
Beautifully made , immersive and informative. Makes one wonder if the 262 had been brought into full production two, even three years earlier ???
the germans would still have lost just as much
the wonder weapons myth is just that, a myth. no single factor was principal in getting the allies victory in europe. you could change a few and it still would end up to the same results.
No kidding! They could have been flying jets years earlier, but the nazis put the R&D on the shelf until it was waaayy too late.
This isn't just a video. This is a recreation of that plane. ❤❤❤❤
Wow. This is an unbelievable look at one of the more fascinating weapons of WWII. Extremely interesting, and so well put together. Subbing for sure! Can't wait to see more great content.
This is an absolutely stunning animation. Such amazing attention to detail. Total credit to all involved in this video's production. What an amazing aircraft!!
OUTSTANDING... First one of your videos I have seen. Will be looking at the rest. Commented, liked, and notification bell pressed.
What is most amazing about the Me262 is that despite the insanity of the Nazi regime there were incredibly gifted engineers and designers who could bring this machine to fruition. War does force innovation, but this aircraft is extraordinary for the day. Your presentation is excellent and well documented. Thank you for your research and attention to detail. I held my 1/48th scale model and looked it over while following the video.
It sucked very much
@@promanminecraftnocap9446 be specific... you mean it sucked air?
@@promanminecraftnocap9446troll much?
i mean it barely flew@@theophilhist6455
its true tho. @@WilhelmKarsten
Woah... you definitely stepped up your game in this one well done :D
That Blue Paw Print intro was just smooth and a welcome addition in my book, like that it still has relaxing music while things are being explained (heck its like a nice little break in the day to just watch this and relax)
I also was surprised when I saw the mutiple units of measurements for one thing (inches & meters for 1 example) I dont know if it was just me or others as well that mentioned it, nevertheless thank you for adding it. Also the degrees of the angles was a little nice addition as well
Keep it up and I can’t wait to see how even more you improve this series as it goes on, here's to more amazing content from you in the future 🖖
Just a note to say what an extremely wonderful video this was. It nearly brought tears to my eyes. And im not moved by much. I hope that you take this to other aircraft in both historical and current day. Great work. WP
I am full of admiration for the work you put into this video. The amount of detail and technical nuances is amazing! Chapeau bas 🎩
By far the best video on the 262 design and operation
I didn't know Jason Bourne ended up working on Blue Paw Print! Proud of you David
Incredible Video, clearly the BEST such Video Ever made about the Me-262. BRAVO!
This is an extraordinarily high quality and fascinating video. Thank you so much. Looking forward to your next project! Subscribed ❤
This is the internet. You don't need to ask people to point out anything wrong. They will be more than happy to tell you :) Amazing videos! Look forward to more and I hope the channel does well.
Beautiful and wonderful plane.
What a Glorious aircraft this one is. Wonderful video too. Thank you.
Your videos are insanely underrated.
These are not just good video these are articulated information created by you for generations to learn. I’ve never seen such quality educational content on TH-cam. This is just so much more amazing than the other content creators. I’m so happy and fortunate to have come by your channel. Thanks for sharing with the world ❤
Love these videos, can't wait to see more in the future! 👍
I'm blown away at this video. MORE PLEASE!!!
Man what an amazing video, instant subscription , animation and graphics as good as Animagraff or JO, great explanation and can’t wait for more content. Mind blowing engineering behind this warplane, I can only imagine the surprise and dropped jaws of the Allies’s pilots when they saw a faster plane without blades. And what a legacy it left us for the entire modern aviation industry.
Wow the best animated video of this awesome aircraft anywhere! The Me262 was way ahead of its time, and outclassed any other ww2 aircraft. Great channel..Subscribed!
El mejor documental técnico que he visto de este tan avanzado pájaro de combate. Gracias
That was great. Such crisp visuals, and very in depth without wasting time. You would think after all the videos made about this aircraft it would be old news. However it was full little details that I loved to see. 🛩
This is such an underrated channel
WOW! Fantastic video here. As an aircraft structures mechanic that has worked on war bird restoration i found this a very interesting look inside one of the worlds most iconic jets. I am subscribed and eagerly awaiting more content!
I also watch animagraffs but your work is even better. Keep up the good work and make more! Thanks, Bill Scott
The whole video was incredibly relaxing
Note: The small gasoline (petrol) engine had an emergency backup so that if the battery was dead (or other issue with the pilot starting), your ground crew could pull a handle and cord (like on a lawnmower or other small engine) and start the engine! (You can see the pull handle @ 22:02 in this video)
I agree a great video!!! I appreciate your giving both Metric and "imperial" units of measurement!!
Vídeo bem feito com muitos detalhes importantes, gostei muito do seu trabalho 🤝🏻🔥
You said the flaps increased the surface area of the wings. I may be mistaken, but the flaps you showed did not change the surface area but rather increased the camber (or curvature) of the wings, thus providing extra lift.
Another brilliantly made animation. The bullet hit sparks are a brilliant touch.
Love this kind of videos.
Amazing job like always.
🥐 from France 😉
c'est vrai ! j'ai mis une appréciation en français
Exceptional informative and captivating.
This channel is a league on its own.
The first jet fighter is the best looking jet fighter ..... extraordinary.
THE ULTIMATE guide to ME 262 on youtube.
The MK108 muzzle velocity was about 1800fps not 1500fps.
So powerful was the round that it only took one round to shoot down a fighter and 4 rounds to take out a heavy bomber.
A single 30mm shell containing 85 grams of RDX could blow the wing or tail off a 4 engine bomber or completely disintegrate a single engine fighter like a Spitfire.
Tests performed in the UK after the war showed that the fuselage of a Spitfire could be severed in half by a single round
Your animation and 3D model of the airplane is absolutely outstanding, the highlighting of the aircraft parts in perfect synchronization with the explanation depicts the professional preparation and execution of your video, which has a top notch quality level.
I love airplanes, I love building them, flying them and learning all I can of them, and your video is a real delight for any WW2 aviation enthusiast.
Congratulations for your work!
Such an awesome detailed video thanks for putting so much effort in bringing up such lovely content ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Dobra robota>Krotko i zwiezle.Good job, short and concise
I like this type of video, very informative!
Amazingly detailed. Disregarding the history and politics, I've always admired the Me-262's design as the first jet fighter in service.
Its biggest deficiency that should have been easily be remedied in the development Phase is the installation of speed brakes / dive brakes on the wing. Something the pilots did comment on.This is an aircraft that can achieve relatively High subsonic Mach numbers and easily find itself in the dangerous envelope of compressibility. This was not an unknown aerodynamic phenomenon. The lack of these devices made for over cautious Pilots entering high-speed Dives in which they were often caught by piston engine Pursuit Fighters shooting them down. The dive breaks would have allowed them to fly at the very Razor's Edge of their performance envelope with no fear of exceeding their VNE and entering compressibility.
The filler & the doping between the gaps was necessary because the aircraft was designed to be built without Jigs and multiple component cottage industries. The sacrifice is some degree of performance but allows for more efficient mass production in a time of great constraint.
The starters had their own starters a rip cord to pull start the two cycle.
The wing sweep had nothing to do with delaying the onset of compressibility rather keeping the center of gravity correct because of the location of the positions of the wing mounted engines which were longer than the orginal BMW engines planned.
The buttons doubled as circuit breakers, (as in most German designs) pushing inward as buttons popping outward as circuit breakers.
I have seen two original 262's & several of their engines in Germany and the United states as wel as reading several books. The Germans actually used musicians the harmonically balanced the engines.
The Messerschmitt Me-262 was the first jet aircraft to have *ALL* Swept control surfaces and a fly-by-wire Horizontal Stabilator to counteract the effects of compressibility and Mach Tuck. it has the highest critical Mach number performance of any WW2 aircraft.
Adolf Busemann was the world's leading expert on supersonic aerodynamics when the RLMs _Luftfahrtforschungsanstalt_ was built in 1935, it was the only large diameter supersonic aircraft wind tunnel laboratory in world until 1948.
Busemann exhaustively tested the Me-262 to speeds up to 1.4 Mach. in the A8 wind tunnel.
The Reidel APU starters were electric start with switches mounted in the cockpit, the recoil rope starter was available as an axillary back-up method if the batteries were discharged.
This common but completely false urban myth comes from a single dubious source and contradicts all the historical evidence. The Projekt 1065 was conceived from inception to have Busemann's swept wings and tail.
The false CoG claims crumble away upon the slightest scrutiny, the _Projekt 1070_ was a completely different aircraft program and was scrapped in favor of the more aerodynamically advanced Busemann design _Projekt 1065_
*The wings were never changed to alter the CoG.* The Me-262 was flown with 1, 2 and 3 engine configurations with 11 different engines from 7 different manufactures *WITH NO CHANGE IN WING SWEEP ANGLE.*
The planes CoG could be easily adjusted by the moving the position of the nacelles under the wing.
Busemann's 18.5 degree cranked angle swept wing design optimized low speed stall characteristics which was also augmented by automatic retracting leading edge slats... despite its high critical Mach performance the Me-262 had EXCELLENT stall characteristics for a swept wing aircraft.
@@DoktorBayerischeMotorenWerke Another spastic Wehraboo, your comments are VERY fucking telling. For your complaints about "dubious sources", you seem awfully adverse in citing yours. But you do you.
Cope harder, bud. Wehraboos and neo-Nazis are used to that.
Parabéns. O melhor vídeo sobre o ME 262 que já vi. Abrangeu desde o design até o modo de pilotar e atirar. Incrível. Saudações do Brasil. 😜👍🆒
Thank you so much for making such excellent video. Highly appreciated.
Great video!
Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱.
Really liked the video dude, lovely, clear graphics and animations with clean concise narration.
You didn't mention the 25 hour lifespan of the engines which was quite an important factor in it's development.
I didn't think the engines lasted this long?
I thought it was 8 to 10 hrs. then time for a rebuild.
The Jumo 109-004B exceeded the RLMs 100 hour PFTR for adoption into Luftwaffe service, TBOs averaged 55 hours, better than many Allied piston engines.
@@edtrine8692 55 hours on average
@@raleighthomas3079 Thats a common myth based on misinformation, the Jumo 109-004A version made with Krupp P-198 Chromadur alloy had terrible engine life in testing, but these engines never saw production or service
This is a great video! Really gives you a much better feeling for what it was like.
I once read that when the MK108 Cannon was first deployed by the luftwaffe, the Allies were slow to learn of its existence. Mainly due to the fact that when it was used it had a success rate so high that there were rarely any survivors left to tell what had happened!
And it so rarely hit what it was aimed at. The Me262 was a horrible gun platform with closing speeds too high for effective gunnery compounded by the lack of speed brakes (which also made them extremely vulnerable on the very long landing approaches).
the guns did suck but it wasnt the planes fault. the 20mm cannons of the time would be a lot better for the closing speed.
Bc of amour on b17s and tanks were thin it allowed it more likely to penetrate witch means less survivability rates
Do you always believe every random Wehraboo post you see?
@@Nyx_2142 obsessed
Un hermoso documento acerca de este mítico avión ME 262,
GRACIAS A ESTE CANAL Y MUCHAS BENDICIONES
The entire nose section was made from steel, not because of a lack of aluminum (The Boeing Co was supplying 400,000 lbs. of aluminum per month, starting in 1943, in the form of B-17 bombers that had been shot down.) but because they needed to move the CG point forward, and the easiest way to do this was to fabricate the entire nose assembly out of steel sheet in various thicknesses.
One of the production problems was that the main wing spar, made of steel tapered both in form and in thickness over it's entire length, and there was only a single company in Germany that could fabricate them. This factory was captured by the Russians in February of 1945, which meant that there were no wing spars after that time, except the ones that were already in the supply chain.
Production was carried on AFTER the war, in Czechoslovakia, which meant that for a brief period after WWII, the Czecks had the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world. They only built a small number, due to lack of such things as more main wing spars, so they used up all available parts building their fleet. They still have one single-seat aircraft, and one 2 seat Me 262B1-a on display in their museum in Prague.
I have seen Me-262 parts for sale on Ebay in Czechoslovakia, specifically engine RPM indicators with the dual range, and the fuel indicators, which I presume were taken home by employees as souvenirs after production ended. I have also seen several Reidel starters, the best one being new out of the box, at a swap meet in Oklahoma. The owner stated his father brought it home after WWII, and planned on building a small scooter to ride, but never got around to it. It had been wrapped in preservative paper in a box, and there was no rust, the phenolic molded parts were flawless, and I have no doubt it would have fired up instantly if supplied with fuel. It appeared in as-new condition.
Messerschmitt was very advanced in its construction methods and pioneered the mass production of aircraft made from magnesium alloys.
The Me262 had already been exceeded in performance by the Gloster Meteor by November 1944 with the introduction of the Derwent engine.
The Me262 had insoluble engine issues and severe aerodynamic problems caused by its thick wings, large diameter fuselage and lack of speed brakes.
Above Mach 0.84 to 0.86 the aircraft became uncontrollable due to shock waves forming on the wings and fuselage cutting off airflow to the control surfaces.
@@allangibson8494 Mach .84 is 644 mph, FAR above the Me-262's rated maximum speed. The Meteor itself had a max speed of 600 mph, so there is no point there. The Me-262 flight characteristics were described by virtually all he pilots who flew it, as "delightful". There are several characteristics for good flight at high speeds. One of them is a swept wing, which the Me 262 had, but the Meteor did not. The Me-262 had automatic leading edge slats, which the Meteor did not have. Several Me-262 aircraft are known to have flown in the 600-700 mph range quite successfully, including the claimed sound barrier flight by Hans Mutke. He himself never claimed to have broken the sound barrier, but he pointed out that by the time he had had this adventure with the Me 262, he felt that several other more experienced pilots may have indeed broken the sound barrier in the Me 262, with his point being that the Me 262 was easily capable of doing it, especially in a dive, with engine power. (I worked on Learjets for 32 years for the Learjet Corp, and had many conversations with both our test pilots, and our aerodynamics engineers regarding their thoughts on the Me-262 versus the other early jets. The P-59 Airacomet was regarded as a joke, not even as fast as it's peer propeller driven fighters. In actual tests, the F-80 was beaten by the Me-262 on multiple points, again one of them being the F-80's straight wing. One of the engineers told me that he was CERTAIN that no early Dehavilland aircraft could have even approached the sound barrier, due simply to their straight wings generating so much drag that they would have been incapable of approaching the speed of sound to begin with, even in a dive. Their drag limits were FAR below transonic regions of flight. All early U.S. aircraft were similarly handicapped. That explains the short career of the P-59, and the equally short career of the P-80 jet, except as a trainer. It was not until the F-86 with it's swept wings, that the flight characteristics of the Me-262 were finally surpassed, at least by U.S. aircraft.
Howard Hughes was given an Me 262 by the U.S. government, when they were handing out captured aircraft. He and his mechanics went through it completely, and he planned to put it in the 1946 Cleveland Air Races, where he not only would have beaten all the civilian entrants, but also every U.S. government entry using jet military aircraft. The aircraft was T2-4012. After Hughes was refused entry in the Cleveland Air Races. (There were several months of controversy involved in this before the decision was handed down against him.) When he had the aircraft, he took several opportunities to fly from the Hughes Factory airport in Culver City, up to Muroc (now Edwards AFB.) to jump the P-59's and P-80's that were under test. Hughes also flew it out of "Mines Field" which would become LAX. (Test pilot Dick Bong was killed in a P-80 when he forgot to turn on a fuel boost pump prior to takeoff, had a flame-out, and was too low to successfully escape the aircraft. This was also near Culver City, where Lockheed had it's Burbank airport.)
When Hughes was frustrated in his efforts to fly his aircraft at Cleveland, he donated it to an aircraft mechanic's school in Banning, California, where the aircraft languished and deteriorated for several years. Eventually when that school closed, it was purchased by Ed Malony of "Planes Of Fame" in Ontario California. It sat outside there for many years. When I saw it there, it had bricks under it's nose strut to help support it, some of the fuel bay access panels had been removed, and the forward small fuel tank, that was located just behind the gun compartment, was laying on the ground and rocking back and forth in the wind. This aircraft was eventually purchased by Dave Allen for his air museum in Washington State. Then he died, and the restoration shop in Tucson that had the aircraft called his reps and told them to come and pick it up unless they wanted to move forward with the restoration right then. It was holding up other work they had pending. It was picked up from there, but what happened to it after that, and where it is now, I do not know.
@@williamMay-e7l Indicated airspeed bears very little resemblance to true airspeed with standard pitot sensors.
The Me262 was physically incapable of exceeding Mach 1 with its wings attached - the drag was too high from its thick wings and chubby fuselage. The Me262 was simply too early an aerodynamic design to benefit from supersonic wind tunnel research and the actual full scale testing.
Messerschmitt knew it was a dead end design. That’s why he moved on to the P1101 (which resulted in the subsonic but faster X-5 and MiG-15).
The Me262 was dived to Mach 0.84 in British post war testing and found uncontrollable at that speed. The Germans reported the same at Mach 0.86 but possibly had a broader definition of “uncontrollable”.
Vi um M62 no museu da tecnologia de Munique, ! È Espetacular! Isso em 1971. Ótimo vídeo!
Thank you very much to make this high quality and explanatory video.
I am developing Me262A free mod for DCS with my colleagues and details shared will add much good features on it.
Keep doing such good work and research! Thumbs up to you!!! 👏🙌👍
I love channels like these. It reminds me of TH-cam from 10-15 years ago when people made videos because they had something passionate to share, and not only to satisfy algorithm and get their monthly checks.
David does it again. :3
Now do the Meteor, the Allies' first operational jet!
Very impressive. No one does this better than @BluePawPrint.
I have spotted an error: 5:40 When extended the flaps did not increase wing surface area but they increased the camber positivity. (plain flaps are camber changing device as oposed to i.e. fowler flaps that do increase area)
This was an absolutely amazing video! It will serve as a reference to millions of people and will inspire dozens of games and the information will be used in countless movies and videos! You have given humanity a reference document for hundreds of years! Thank you all! ❤
This is the best me262 3D design video yet, really well done.
Only nitpick would be the pronunciation of Aluminium, I'd recommended using the English pronunciation.
Looking forward to more from this channel in the future, this video was top notch.
I disagree, you used the correct pronunciation of aluminum
Humphry Davey prefered Aluminum...
@@dennisa7784 The Me 262 was a German jet. Aluminium, metres, kilograms it is! 😉
@@ytgray but the video is in English 😄
I just found this channel. These videos are incredibly well done and fascinating. Th8ank you for the hard work in creating them.
Von Ohain, Dr Anselm Franz who designed and built the first operational jet engine Jumo 004 on which all jet engine we fly today is built.. Not to forget the BMW003 the most advanced in the world at the time.. Nazi Germany was miles ahead of any other country..Luckily for the allies they had very limited resources.
My father was a slave-engineer who worked in that famous cave, probably assisting the chief designers who were mentioned above. He became a specialist in some aspects of engine tuning as may be seen in one particular video, where he is remonstrating a technician by wagging a finger at him (perhaps having watched one too many Charlie Chaplin movies) and then stepping up to the camera with a big smile. I have that saved that somewhere.
During this process, my father became a drogue and parachute expert and later had contracts to design and build the same for the Canadian AVRO Arrow jet fighter in 1957.
It was the British that pioneered both types of jet engines. Sir Frank Whittle was fully aware of the pros & cons of both designs but initially chose to go ahead with the centrifugal flow design as metallurgy at that time wasn't up to scratch to make Axial flow engines reliable enough for prolonged use. Even Hans Von Ohain acknowledged this in his book, as he had access to all of Whittle's findings in this field.
@@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM Whittle never built a modern Axial compressor turbojet, he lacked the knowledge and experience.
the British would not have a production axial engine for another decade.
Both Whittle and Von Ohain confirmed that neither had any knowledge or the others work... this is also evident in the fundamental differences in each man's designs.
Great job! I love how the music sounds so tranquil yet it’s about weapon of warfare hehe