Nice to hear there's one in my home state. I'd bet the designers or manufacturer wouldnt have guessed in a million years that their plane would have made it across the Atlantic and almost to the Pacific!
@@Jakob_DK If you compare this reproduction Me 262 with the original which Chris did an 'Inside the Cockpit' episode on a while ago, it doesn't differ very much - aside from the modern avionics you mentioned. The cockpit lay-out is near identical. In essence, @MissKay1994 is correct: the 262 is a relatively simple aircraft.
The Me 262 is such a gorgeous aircraft, very elegant lines. This sort of thing, modern flying replicas with "invisible" from the outside (or nearly) elements replaced/redone to modern specs is exactly what I wish we'd see more often. Modern engines where it makes sense, modern materials, modern quality control, modern avionics where needed, that sort of thing.
Given the problems the Luftwaffe had with the original engines, it's probably best that something a tad more reliable is being used in a flying example!
Given the added safety value of being able to fly on one engine (I assume) and lack of sabotage, this is for the best. Also wish you were still around on the discords, MAH and MHV is a lot quieter without you, but hope you've been doing well
@@legoeasycompany I am doing well and hope you are as well. I'm not on any social media anymore (unless you count the occasional TH-cam comment), but given that I left Discord almost three years ago, I have to say that I am impressed that you are not the first person who has remembered me from those days!
@@mensch1066 Glad to hear so, and I've been so so. Given the "recent events" (we all know which one) so not much talk on those discords to historical topics like you use to bring up so that's a shame. But I get why you took the step back, just miss those information chats. Glad to also hear it's not just me who remembers you, I always saw you comment in MHV's supporter live streams but never felt the "right" to ask how you've been doing in those. Great to hear you've been doing well all things considering though. Catch you around then
While those Jumo engines made the craft possible, that airframe deserves much better. Such a beautiful airplane! I'd much rather see one flying with modern engines. Museums have old engines and are better examined there.
Nothing could catch the Me262 back then, it was way too fast. Also had the highest ceiling. The Luftwaffe adopted the tactic of not loitering around the target, as soon as they were vectored in, they took off - from concieled fields or roadways - engaged the target and returned back home.
@@mohabatkhanmalak1161 The 262 did not actually have the highest ceiling. 11,450m or around 37500 feet. Plenty of Allied aircraft could fly much higher.
My granduncle (German) flew in WW2 and told a lot of stories before he died. One was about the Me262. His FW190 squadron was to fly in for instructions and getting to know the plane. It was brand new at that time and they had been selected. So they flew there (from the front to the middle of Germany somewhere) and stood around the aircraft and were all very keen on getting airborne. Then, the instructor pilot spooled up the engines and gave it some power for demonstration purposes (maybe just to show off) and the mechanic that was working behind the aircraft caught fire, was thrown over and died on the spot. Suddenly half of the squad didn't like the plane anymore. Sadly I never recorded his stories, he ditched 7 times and was an extremely lucky dude. Rest in Peace Onkel Engelbert.
So great to see this airplane close-up again! Brings back memories. I worked on this airframe at Paine Field when it was built and the horizontal stabilizer is not traditional for the time. The trim is controlled by the pilot via the stick switch that activates a jackscrew which changes the angle of incidence of the stabilizer and as a result (dating back to original production in WW II), the trim tabs were fastened in-place with no means, or need, for pilot control.
The whole plane is a reproduction. Built by the Me262 project in Everett, Washington in the early 2000s. if you're interested in an actual WWII 262, the FHCAM (also in Everett, oddly) have completed taxi tests with their refurbished Me 262 with reproduction jumo engines.
@@Pan_Galactic_Gargle_Blaster yeah that’s what I’d heard. I wanna say they used what they could and fabricated what they couldn’t, but that they are both essentially still original wartime engines
@@HE-162 The Jumos on the FHCAM example were extensively remanufactured, but the specific details on that were never made public because of FHCAM policy. Hopefully more details will be known later if the engine shop is allowed to speak about it.
Today, around 12:00 i saw an Me262 flying over my house, in formation with an american 2 engined ww2 bomber. I figured it might have been heading to the airport of Luxemburg City. It might very well have been this one.
being a single seater I feel its pretty safe to say that whenever this specific airplane is in the air its pilot is simply the coolest person on the planet. What a ride!
Fair play to you for being able to stay on and recall a script with that many distractions around you, as well as people watching you film. I appreciate how difficult that can be
If you find yourself in the UK again, you should come to the DeHavilland aircraft museum and do an inside the cockpit episode on the Mosquito. We have 3 here, a B.35 variant, FB MkVI variant and the original prototype that was the first to ever be flown! It's a small museum that doesn't get much attention but we'd love to have you here if that would interest you.
Such a cool thing to see, I hadn't heard of this aircraft until it appeared at RIAT, so it was quite exciting for me. Look forward to the follow up video where we can hear all about it.
Using other engines are a necessity since the originals didn't last long due to a lack of strategic materials. As such the engines where swapped out frequently for renovation.
I "believe" that the operational service life of one of the original Jumo 004 engines was 10 hours. This proved an issue when Allied forces wanted to fly captured examples and no-one had any idea how many hours any particular engine had on it, due to the chaos around the end of hostilities. Eric 'Winkle' Brown flew a couple of captured 262s knowing that it was possible the engines could fail at any moment, because of this lack of information.
Many years ago I had the honour of meeting a German ME-262 night fighter ace, unfortunately I can't remember his name. Not many of them around! I was hosting a meeting of the Bomber Command Air Gunner's Assoociation and the Luftwaffe Night Fighter Association at RAF Finningley. It was great to see former adversaries, then old men, getting on so well together.
I love the Me-262, some brilliant engineering in its design and I have written about those aspects before on SM. The Japanese also took on its design in their Mitsubishi "Kikka" and made a few changes to suit their specific requirements. Nice to see this one.✈
I read a former Luftwaffe pilot praising these guns. A single hit to the wing of a small fighter could rip it off. Just a few hits to a bomber would cause massive damage.
For sure. The fire rate of the MK108 was low but it could inflict massive damage. And night fighters fired them upwards! I've read that the sound was very distinctive and feared by bomber crews. It must have been gut wrenching to hear that hammering sound when a fighter made its pass knowing just one or two rounds would destroy your aircraft.
Fortunately for the Allies guns with very poor ballistics and a slow rate of fire are not the ideal choice for arming a fast aircraft that couldn't be throttled in combat. Successful attacks required closing to point blank range at terrifying closure rates, which must have been a very daunting prospect for the pilots.
@@danielstickney2400 Completely agree, to execute such a pass so many things have to go right in a very compressed period of time. I think it's similarly fortunate that by that stage in the war, there were not very many German pilots left that possessed such skill.
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Great Video.I am amazed that it only has some 34 k views so far. I would have thought that an inside the cockpit on an airworthy Me262 would go through the roof. TH-cam is strange. Also nice that the MAH Team persevered through rain and high wind as well as some occasional sunshine to bring us this content.
Thanks Chris. A run down on how the early pre FADEC engines were managed by the pilot would be very welcome, they not only had awful acceleration they were very easy to flame out or blow up.
If you have a VR headset and pick up the flight sim game Il2 you can experience a replica scale cockpit of this plane. their virtual cockpit was based on German blueprints so some things are different for example the airspeed and altitude indicators are swapped, and the artificial horizon seems modern along with the radio and instruments above the firewall where the gun sight would be.
Original Me262 night fighter version (tandem seat) on display at the South African Military History Museum in Johannesburg. It is also the only one in existence.
You have to imagine, there were no flight simulators and no training aircraft. The instructor sat on the wing and instructed the pilot from there. The only training was to roll on the runway. That had to be enough.
Another commenter also mentioned something similar. Must've been pretty darn awesome to witness! "@mandernachluca3774 (1 day ago): Today, around 12:00 i saw an Me262 flying over my house, in formation with an american 2 engined ww2 bomber. I figured it might have been heading to the airport of Luxemburg City. It might very well have been this one."
09:00 Why is an ammeter marked like a voltmeter? The readings seems to be in Volts and not Amps. I tried to translate the german bit "Druck Feur Volts" but that made me even more confused. Pressure for volts?
@@dhakagod if you look closely at the bottom left of the gauge, instead of a screw, there is actually a push-button where the screw would be. You'll see the bottom of the gauge shows volts, while the top shows amps. By default the system displays amps generated by the charging system, if you push the button it will switch to displaying volts as long as it's being pressed. In German, "druck" means 'press' as well as 'pressure/force' depending on the context. Hope that explained it for you 🙂
From the modern point of view how could all this being engineered under time pressure and with the lack of nearly all materials. Having state of the art wappens and fighting a huge war, that´s nearly not possible to understand how they did that.
Don't forget about the 30mm Incendiary round :) Incendiary rounds are superbly effective against bombers with huge fuel cells in the wing and a 30mm Incendiary will make any fuel tank nice and toasty :) Incendiary was also the best bet for lower calibers to take out bombers since causing enough structural damage when having to deal with defensive guns and fighter escort isn't very likely in the short firing window.
It should be stated that what is being shown is not really an ME 262, but rather is a very faithful reproduction of one, built by the ME 262 Project. Still, a great video overview and tour.
Takes me back to 1986 when with my 14 year old son we visited Cosford air museum and were invited by a staff member to sit in their Me262. Another guy was allowed to sit in the TSR 2. Try that today and you would be thrown out and told not to return.
First time I have seen anyone mention this. Yes, the canopy is higher than the original. My guess would be that this was done to compensate for wearing modern helmets which are quite a bit more bulky than the gear worn back then.
i have wondered about that one . i knew there are quite a few remaining examples of the original engines left after the war and why arent the flying examples today using them . i assumes reliability but sticking to original would be cool
+@mikesith-wk7vy The WW2 original Me-262 at Paul Allen's museum has been restored to use Jumo turbines that have been substantially rebuilt. But ground testing is not complete at this time, so maybe later.
Me-262 is way better than the He-162 (Bailout directly into the overhead engine intake???) The 262 is also just such a cool looking plane (like the Mig-15 ) It is the plane that ought to've had a sharks mouth under the nose. Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.
The rain on Friday upset all our filming plans, leading us to squash two days into one and barely any vlogging on Saturday. I am working on something to see if I can put out a Part 2, but honestly it is not a priority
About a dozen originals and 5 reproductions. An original in the USA is being restored to fly with modified Jumo engines. There is one at RAF museum Cosford, an original.
Stunningly beautiful still to this day i think its the best looking aircraft ever built. Its shape from every angle is a masterpiece. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
@@andrewwaller5913 I read elsewhere that flying at the museum will not resume until summer 2024. So they have a year to maybe get the Stuka finished too. There may still be a long-term plan to relocate the museum in the future, too.
Its amazing they even had USB back then. German technology was way ahead of its time!
And "videoanlage"! :D
I think the Luftwaffe was, because VW only added those in the late 2010s :)
Union Schwietzer Bank has existed for a long time....
jokingly meant...
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@@yereverluvinuncleber Das (US)Boot
I hope the official manual included the 'Woo-hoo" during the slide
Yes. They highlighted it in bold and proposed a set of punishments if the pilots didn’t do it
@@MilitaryAviationHistory Woo hoo! Or should I say, Oh hoh!
@@grizwoldphantasia5005 The Woo Hoo came from the ass burn from hot engine!
🤣🤣🤣 especially if the engine was still hot.
Great introduction to the Me-262. Thanks Chris!
What a privilege to see some flying again!
My pleasure!
There's a 262 in Washington State that has running Jumo 004's.
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Seriously? That's the first I ever heard of that.
Nice to hear there's one in my home state. I'd bet the designers or manufacturer wouldnt have guessed in a million years that their plane would have made it across the Atlantic and almost to the Pacific!
Absolutely priceless to have a flying version today!
The simplicity of the 262 is amazing. It's basically just only what you need and nothing more
It is a replica with US made avionics
@@Jakob_DK If you compare this reproduction Me 262 with the original which Chris did an 'Inside the Cockpit' episode on a while ago, it doesn't differ very much - aside from the modern avionics you mentioned. The cockpit lay-out is near identical. In essence, @MissKay1994 is correct: the 262 is a relatively simple aircraft.
I worked with 3 German engineers in 1989-90-91. They were hard working, good engineers. I learnt good knowledge from them.
The Me 262 is such a gorgeous aircraft, very elegant lines. This sort of thing, modern flying replicas with "invisible" from the outside (or nearly) elements replaced/redone to modern specs is exactly what I wish we'd see more often. Modern engines where it makes sense, modern materials, modern quality control, modern avionics where needed, that sort of thing.
It looks like a shark with its smooth shape. And the dark top and the light colored bottom reinforce that shark look even further.
@@nattygsbordsexy look fr
Hehe - how about a Mossie in Carbon fiber with modern turbo props 😂😂😂
Given the problems the Luftwaffe had with the original engines, it's probably best that something a tad more reliable is being used in a flying example!
Given the added safety value of being able to fly on one engine (I assume) and lack of sabotage, this is for the best. Also wish you were still around on the discords, MAH and MHV is a lot quieter without you, but hope you've been doing well
@@legoeasycompany I am doing well and hope you are as well. I'm not on any social media anymore (unless you count the occasional TH-cam comment), but given that I left Discord almost three years ago, I have to say that I am impressed that you are not the first person who has remembered me from those days!
@@mensch1066 Glad to hear so, and I've been so so. Given the "recent events" (we all know which one) so not much talk on those discords to historical topics like you use to bring up so that's a shame. But I get why you took the step back, just miss those information chats. Glad to also hear it's not just me who remembers you, I always saw you comment in MHV's supporter live streams but never felt the "right" to ask how you've been doing in those. Great to hear you've been doing well all things considering though. Catch you around then
While those Jumo engines made the craft possible, that airframe deserves much better. Such a beautiful airplane! I'd much rather see one flying with modern engines. Museums have old engines and are better examined there.
Fuel tank and oxygen bottle next to each other. Just below the pilot. Man that's great way of motivating the pilot to stay away from trouble.
Ejection seat designed in hell....
Nothing could catch the Me262 back then, it was way too fast. Also had the highest ceiling. The Luftwaffe adopted the tactic of not loitering around the target, as soon as they were vectored in, they took off - from concieled fields or roadways - engaged the target and returned back home.
@@mohabatkhanmalak1161 The 262 did not actually have the highest ceiling. 11,450m or around 37500 feet. Plenty of Allied aircraft could fly much higher.
It's mostly about locating weight around the center of gravity, but you make a fair point.
Like which Allied aircraft....??@@darrenjpeters
My granduncle (German) flew in WW2 and told a lot of stories before he died. One was about the Me262. His FW190 squadron was to fly in for instructions and getting to know the plane. It was brand new at that time and they had been selected. So they flew there (from the front to the middle of Germany somewhere) and stood around the aircraft and were all very keen on getting airborne. Then, the instructor pilot spooled up the engines and gave it some power for demonstration purposes (maybe just to show off) and the mechanic that was working behind the aircraft caught fire, was thrown over and died on the spot. Suddenly half of the squad didn't like the plane anymore. Sadly I never recorded his stories, he ditched 7 times and was an extremely lucky dude. Rest in Peace Onkel Engelbert.
So great to see this airplane close-up again! Brings back memories. I worked on this airframe at Paine Field when it was built and the horizontal stabilizer is not traditional for the time. The trim is controlled by the pilot via the stick switch that activates a jackscrew which changes the angle of incidence of the stabilizer and as a result (dating back to original production in WW II), the trim tabs were fastened in-place with no means, or need, for pilot control.
I am still there. : )
20% of me is sad it doesn't have the original engines, but 80% of me is happy for everyone involved it has modern and reliable engines!
The whole plane is a reproduction. Built by the Me262 project in Everett, Washington in the early 2000s. if you're interested in an actual WWII 262, the FHCAM (also in Everett, oddly) have completed taxi tests with their refurbished Me 262 with reproduction jumo engines.
@@Pan_Galactic_Gargle_Blaster are they repro engines? I thought they were originals that had been overhauled
@@HE-162 there may be some original components, but the parts that had metallurgy issues on the original have been replaced
@@Pan_Galactic_Gargle_Blaster yeah that’s what I’d heard. I wanna say they used what they could and fabricated what they couldn’t, but that they are both essentially still original wartime engines
@@HE-162 The Jumos on the FHCAM example were extensively remanufactured, but the specific details on that were never made public because of FHCAM policy. Hopefully more details will be known later if the engine shop is allowed to speak about it.
Very interesting, love that the fact that this was filmed at an airshow with a flying example, can't wait for the interview.
Changing and engine under operational conditions in roughly 30 minutes is lighting fast even today.
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Every plane loving geek out there appreciates this video!
Its so cool that there is flying examples of these. Looking forward to the interview with the pilot.
Today, around 12:00 i saw an Me262 flying over my house, in formation with an american 2 engined ww2 bomber. I figured it might have been heading to the airport of Luxemburg City. It might very well have been this one.
I never new about the flares. Thanks Chris.
being a single seater I feel its pretty safe to say that whenever this specific airplane is in the air its pilot is simply the coolest person on the planet. What a ride!
Lovely episode. I also visited RIAT and spent a lot of time just admiring the Me-262.
Fair play to you for being able to stay on and recall a script with that many distractions around you, as well as people watching you film. I appreciate how difficult that can be
Awesome video, great insights. Can't wait for the interview video with Geri. Keep up the good work!
A beautiful aircraft - for sure. Thanks for this run-through, Chris. Your work is amazing.
If you find yourself in the UK again, you should come to the DeHavilland aircraft museum and do an inside the cockpit episode on the Mosquito. We have 3 here, a B.35 variant, FB MkVI variant and the original prototype that was the first to ever be flown! It's a small museum that doesn't get much attention but we'd love to have you here if that would interest you.
Love these details and I waited on the edge of my seat or any more. Anything about the 262 is absolutely fascinating to me.
Thanks!
Thanks so much, Guy!
Such a cool thing to see, I hadn't heard of this aircraft until it appeared at RIAT, so it was quite exciting for me. Look forward to the follow up video where we can hear all about it.
I was there on Sunday, its a beautiful plane, and surprisingly small.
So is the Mig-15-which I also really like.
Thanks Chris! What an awesome find.
Glad you enjoyed it
Using other engines are a necessity since the originals didn't last long due to a lack of strategic materials. As such the engines where swapped out frequently for renovation.
I "believe" that the operational service life of one of the original Jumo 004 engines was 10 hours. This proved an issue when Allied forces wanted to fly captured examples and no-one had any idea how many hours any particular engine had on it, due to the chaos around the end of hostilities. Eric 'Winkle' Brown flew a couple of captured 262s knowing that it was possible the engines could fail at any moment, because of this lack of information.
@@jcorbett9620 Eric 'Winkle' Brown was one of the few examples of an "Old, Bold Pilot" !
Many years ago I had the honour of meeting a German ME-262 night fighter ace, unfortunately I can't remember his name. Not many of them around! I was hosting a meeting of the Bomber Command Air Gunner's Assoociation and the Luftwaffe Night Fighter Association at RAF Finningley. It was great to see former adversaries, then old men, getting on so well together.
Superb video, Chris - thanks very much! The grin on your face after the dismount is priceless!
That slide to get off is undoubtedly an S-Tier feature for sure.
ain't it so
I love the Me-262, some brilliant engineering in its design and I have written about those aspects before on SM. The Japanese also took on its design in their Mitsubishi "Kikka" and made a few changes to suit their specific requirements. Nice to see this one.✈
I read a former Luftwaffe pilot praising these guns. A single hit to the wing of a small fighter could rip it off. Just a few hits to a bomber would cause massive damage.
But you have to actually hit something?
For sure. The fire rate of the MK108 was low but it could inflict massive damage. And night fighters fired them upwards! I've read that the sound was very distinctive and feared by bomber crews. It must have been gut wrenching to hear that hammering sound when a fighter made its pass knowing just one or two rounds would destroy your aircraft.
Fortunately for the Allies guns with very poor ballistics and a slow rate of fire are not the ideal choice for arming a fast aircraft that couldn't be throttled in combat. Successful attacks required closing to point blank range at terrifying closure rates, which must have been a very daunting prospect for the pilots.
@@danielstickney2400 Completely agree, to execute such a pass so many things have to go right in a very compressed period of time. I think it's similarly fortunate that by that stage in the war, there were not very many German pilots left that possessed such skill.
Great Video.I am amazed that it only has some 34 k views so far. I would have thought that an inside the cockpit on an airworthy Me262 would go through the roof.
TH-cam is strange.
Also nice that the MAH Team persevered through rain and high wind as well as some occasional sunshine to bring us this content.
That was seriously awesome!! Beautiful aircraft!
What an amazing and detailed video. Thank you
The pay off between rate of fire + muzzle velocity v 80g of explosive. That’s packing a wallop 😊😊😊
Glad you enjoyed it :)
I've been waiting for this video, it was so nice to meet you at RIAT
Thanks Chris. A run down on how the early pre FADEC engines were managed by the pilot would be very welcome, they not only had awful acceleration they were very easy to flame out or blow up.
Excellent video. Thank you. I am looking forward to the interview with Geri.
Brilliant video. I love the airshow sounds in the background.
Can't wait for the interview!
If you have a VR headset and pick up the flight sim game Il2 you can experience a replica scale cockpit of this plane. their virtual cockpit was based on German blueprints so some things are different for example the airspeed and altitude indicators are swapped, and the artificial horizon seems modern along with the radio and instruments above the firewall where the gun sight would be.
Was nice to speak to you at RIAT, shame that you caught the bad side of the weather and didn't see it flying Sunday
It was certainly one of the highlights of RIAT. A real pleasure to see it flying first hand.
Original Me262 night fighter version (tandem seat) on display at the South African Military History Museum in Johannesburg. It is also the only one in existence.
This Me262 just looks so sexy looking for a jet fighter this is one of the best looking fighters for the time period without a doubt.
You have to imagine, there were no flight simulators and no training aircraft. The instructor sat on the wing and instructed the pilot from there. The only training was to roll on the runway. That had to be enough.
God sake Chris ! I would have like to have thanked you for your education and exciting videos in person if I knew you were there !.
Next time!
I never imagined they would still fly, Bestimmt ein wunder,
Not a miracle... Just excellent engineering
Brilliant. What a machine. So beautiful . Thanks pal.
Outstanding video
My friend, you are a scale model makers god-sent.
Great video as always thank you
I am definitely not sure but today I saw 2 aircraft that looked like an Me 262 rebuild and a wihlwind flying next to each other in the Saarland.
Another commenter also mentioned something similar.
Must've been pretty darn awesome to witness!
"@mandernachluca3774 (1 day ago):
Today, around 12:00 i saw an Me262 flying over my house, in formation with an american 2 engined ww2 bomber. I figured it might have been heading to the airport of Luxemburg City. It might very well have been this one."
Wow Chris, amazing, thanks !
Great video
He looked so happy with himself for getting to slide down from the Me-262.
the coolest machine ever made
Wow 🤩. Very interesting and informative 👍🏼👍🏼
Sehr interessant. Vielen Dank für das Video. Das ist ein interessantes Flugzeug. Viele Grüße Thorsten
Germans stayed ahead of time with respect to others all the time and still is...
omg this is legendary
After all these years this airplane is still futuristic.
I’d take a guess that the trim switches on the control stick are engine trims to make minor adjustments to engine thrust.
09:00 Why is an ammeter marked like a voltmeter? The readings seems to be in Volts and not Amps. I tried to translate the german bit "Druck Feur Volts" but that made me even more confused. Pressure for volts?
@@dhakagod if you look closely at the bottom left of the gauge, instead of a screw, there is actually a push-button where the screw would be. You'll see the bottom of the gauge shows volts, while the top shows amps.
By default the system displays amps generated by the charging system, if you push the button it will switch to displaying volts as long as it's being pressed. In German, "druck" means 'press' as well as 'pressure/force' depending on the context.
Hope that explained it for you 🙂
Great video thank you ❤
Fantastic! Jets flying around gave extra dramaturgy!
Outstanding ! Thank you!!
From the modern point of view how could all this being engineered under time pressure and with the lack of nearly all materials. Having state of the art wappens and fighting a huge war, that´s nearly not possible to understand how they did that.
Amazing stuff what a beauty 😻
Aileron trim on the stick xD Its the elevator(its a double switch for safety so you cant press it if not wanted)
Superb!
Beautiful aeroplane, looks like somebody cross-bred a Shark with a Dolphin and it grew wings
That was really really cool
Don't forget about the 30mm Incendiary round :)
Incendiary rounds are superbly effective against bombers with huge fuel cells in the wing and a 30mm Incendiary will make any fuel tank nice and toasty :)
Incendiary was also the best bet for lower calibers to take out bombers since causing enough structural damage when having to deal with defensive guns and fighter escort isn't very likely in the short firing window.
It should be stated that what is being shown is not really an ME 262, but rather is a very faithful reproduction of one, built by the ME 262 Project. Still, a great video overview and tour.
Takes me back to 1986 when with my 14 year old son we visited Cosford air museum and were invited by a staff member to sit in their Me262. Another guy was allowed to sit in the TSR 2. Try that today and you would be thrown out and told not to return.
Should read 1996.
There's a detail intriguing on this repro : is the canopy frame a bit bigger/higher than the genuine Me262s ?
First time I have seen anyone mention this. Yes, the canopy is higher than the original. My guess would be that this was done to compensate for wearing modern helmets which are quite a bit more bulky than the gear worn back then.
still looks futuristic now
Absolutely amazing!
Best and most aircraft of World War Two. Unless I missed it, the armaments also included formidable cannons? 4?
I thought the 262 had one of the first ejection seats, powered by compressed air, is that wrong?
I'm not ultimtely familiar with the wording of pilots, do you count the SSR transponder to the "radioset"?
Because it didn't get mentioned.
Nice video!
i have wondered about that one . i knew there are quite a few remaining examples of the original engines left after the war and why arent the flying examples today using them . i assumes reliability but sticking to original would be cool
+@mikesith-wk7vy The WW2 original Me-262 at Paul Allen's museum has been restored to use Jumo turbines that have been substantially rebuilt. But ground testing is not complete at this time, so maybe later.
Me-262 is way better than the He-162 (Bailout directly into the overhead engine intake???) The 262 is also just such a cool looking plane (like the Mig-15 ) It is the plane that ought to've had a sharks mouth under the nose. Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.
He-162 did have an ejection seat though.
This is a beautiful aircraft.
Will you release any more vlog-type footage from RIAT? I enjoyed the last video very much.
The rain on Friday upset all our filming plans, leading us to squash two days into one and barely any vlogging on Saturday. I am working on something to see if I can put out a Part 2, but honestly it is not a priority
@MilitaryAviationHistory OK thanks anyway 👍
The first REAL jet fighter!...wonderful! 👍
I wasn't even aware there were any left , especially in flying condition. How many are there in total still around now?
This aircraft was built from scratch. No original airframes are flying.
About a dozen originals and 5 reproductions. An original in the USA is being restored to fly with modified Jumo engines. There is one at RAF museum Cosford, an original.
Stunningly beautiful still to this day i think its the best looking aircraft ever built. Its shape from every angle is a masterpiece.
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No modern ejector seat crammed in!?
Me262 never had an ejection seat.
I wonder how they're getting on with the original one. It was running before that museum at Paine Field closed down
It's currently being reassembled, the engines are now fitted!
@@andrewwaller5913 I read elsewhere that flying at the museum will not resume until summer 2024. So they have a year to maybe get the Stuka finished too. There may still be a long-term plan to relocate the museum in the future, too.
Sorry about the Gripen - it is kind of loud...
So this is one of the ME262 replicas?
Outstanding!
Waiting for the next German fighter, the flying wing or the HO - 229.
Yeah, I'm waiting for the emergence of the Arado 234!
Texas Airplane Factory replica built in the USA (Me-262 Project)