Me 262 Project
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Reproduction of a Messerschmitt Me 262 in 2006
Reproduction of a Messerschmitt Me 262 produced by the project at the Berlin Air Show 2006
The Me 262 Project is a company formed to build flyable reproductions of the Messerschmitt Me 262, the world's first operational jet fighter. The project was started with the Texas Airplane Factory and administered by Classic Fighter Industries. It is based at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, United States, near Seattle. The project team of designers, engineers and technicians recently completed the flight test program and delivery of the first of five jets.[1]
The aircraft are powered by General Electric CJ610 turbojet engines, concealed inside detailed reproductions of the original Junkers Jumo 004B engines and nacelles.[2]
References
- Notes
- ↑ Gunston 2005
- ↑ "Powerplant & Performance Section" Me 262 Project. Retrieved: 17 May 2011.
- Bibliography
- Gunston, Bill (2005). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers, 2nd Edition. Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-3981-8.
External links
- "Stormbird article" in Air & Space Smithsonian Magazine
- "NEW ME-262 REPRODUCTION LANDS AT THE MUSEUM" Evergreen Museum
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