Me262 for Aircraft Enthusiasts

GERFIX · 17th December 2008, 09:01

Found this one for serious aircraft enthusiasts. The Messerschmitt_262 is one of my all time favourite planes. It's such a clean design and way ahead of it's time. However, it's clear to see from the video why they were so vulnerable during the take-off and landing cycles. It looks so clumsy and lumbering when not fully airborne.

Pete · 17th December 2008, 09:54

It's a stunning machine.

BigRuss · 17th December 2008, 15:31

The 262 and the Arado 234 have to be two of the outstanding aircraft of WW2 and design classics.

Have a look at these other proposed aircraft, see if you can see where the influences for the Canberra, Vulcan and others came from.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=29LKdm...eature=related

O.K some of them are rediculous but there are some great looking machines in there also.

Russ

Departed · 17th December 2008, 18:37

Always liked them Had an airfix (or maybe Bandai or Revell) model when I was younger.

GERFIX · 18th December 2008, 08:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigRuss

The 262 and the Arado 234 have to be two of the outstanding aircraft of WW2 and design classics.

Have a look at these other proposed aircraft, see if you can see where the influences for the Canberra, Vulcan and others came from.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=29LKdm...eature=related

O.K some of them are rediculous but there are some great looking machines in there also.

Russ

You'll probably find that most of the more advanced and experimental aircraft designs post-war would have been at the very least influenced by German wartime (and ofter pre-war) designs and thinking.

Some (ok, a lot) of the designs in that video are ridiculous, but they would all have been on the drawing board and most probably would have been tested at some point if the war had lasted longer (thank god it didn't) and if Germany's resources had been more abundant.

Quite a few "what ifs" going around there.

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