Inside The Cockpit - Me 262 (Flying Example)

[@richardthompson5810]

Its amazing they even had USB back then. German technology was way ahead of its time!

[@mytube001]

And "videoanlage"! :D

I think the Luftwaffe was, because VW only added those in the late 2010s :)

[@razor1uk610]

Union Schwietzer Bank has existed for a long time.... jokingly meant...

[@yereverluvinuncleber]

Das ist nicht eine Unter See Boot

[@richardthompson5810]

@@yereverluvinuncleber Das (US)Boot

[@MissKay1994]

The simplicity of the 262 is amazing. It's basically just only what you need and nothing more

[@Jakob_DK]

It is a replica with US made avionics

[@tsegulin]

Great introduction to the Me-262. Thanks Chris! What a privilege to see some flying again!

[@MilitaryAviationHistory]

My pleasure!

[@DIVeltro]

There's a 262 in Washington State that has running Jumo 004's.

[@tsegulin]

@@DIVeltro Seriously? That's the first I ever heard of that.

[@Legitpenguins99]

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!

[@legoeasycompany]

I hope the official manual included the 'Woo-hoo" during the slide

[@MilitaryAviationHistory]

Yes. They highlighted it in bold and proposed a set of punishments if the pilots didn’t do it

[@grizwoldphantasia5005]

@@MilitaryAviationHistory Woo hoo! Or should I say, Oh hoh!

[@FrankC321]

@@grizwoldphantasia5005 The Woo Hoo came from the ass burn from hot engine!

[@ronaldbyrne3320]

🤣🤣🤣 especially if the engine was still hot.

[@BleedingUranium]

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.

[@nattygsbord]

It looks like a shark with its smooth shape. And the dark top and the light colored bottom reinforce that shark look even further.

[@xeon39688]

​@@nattygsbordsexy look fr

[@ChristianCelinder]

Hehe - how about a Mossie in Carbon fiber with modern turbo props 😂😂😂

[@tb100]

Absolutely priceless to have a flying version today!

[@suhaskelkar7533]

I worked with 3 German engineers in 1989-90-91. They were hard working, good engineers. I learnt good knowledge from them.

[@monstrok]

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.

[@paulferrara9079]

I am still there. : )

[@mensch1066]

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!

[@legoeasycompany]

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

[@mensch1066]

@@legoeasycompany I am doing well and hope you are as well. I'm not on any social media anymore (unless you count the occasional KZbin 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!

[@legoeasycompany]

@@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

[@oleran4569]

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.

[@tremendousbaguette9680]

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.

[@deltavee2]

Ejection seat designed in hell....

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

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.

[@darrenjpeters]

@@mohabatkhanmalak1161 The 262 did not actually have the highest ceiling. 11,450m or around 37500 feet. Plenty of Allied aircraft could fly much higher.

[@darrenjpeters]

It's mostly about locating weight around the center of gravity, but you make a fair point.

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

Like which Allied aircraft....??@@darrenjpeters

[@bebopwing1]

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!

[@Pan_Galactic_Gargle_Blaster]

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.

[@HE-162]

@@Pan_Galactic_Gargle_Blaster are they repro engines? I thought they were originals that had been overhauled

[@Pan_Galactic_Gargle_Blaster]

@@HE-162 there may be some original components, but the parts that had metallurgy issues on the original have been replaced

[@HE-162]

@@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

[@FiveCentsPlease]

@@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.

[@mattischlese5385]

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.

[@tharos]

Very interesting, love that the fact that this was filmed at an airshow with a flying example, can't wait for the interview.

[@FrankC321]

Every plane loving geek out there appreciates this video!

[@kineticdeath]

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!

[@mandernachluca3774]

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.

[@SHGPMEDIAMILITARYANDMILSIM]

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

[@Stuka87]

Its so cool that there is flying examples of these. Looking forward to the interview with the pilot.

[@kleinerprinz99]

Changing and engine under operational conditions in roughly 30 minutes is lighting fast even today.

[@paulmeau6975]

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[@SMAZVidoes]

Lovely episode. I also visited RIAT and spent a lot of time just admiring the Me-262.

[@74charger44]

I never new about the flares. Thanks Chris.

[@billyredtail]

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.

[@mgbrv8]

Love these details and I waited on the edge of my seat or any more. Anything about the 262 is absolutely fascinating to me.

[@daveone191]

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.

[@cannonfodder4376]

That slide to get off is undoubtedly an S-Tier feature for sure.

[@MilitaryAviationHistory]

ain't it so

[@PaddyPatrone]

Awesome video, great insights. Can't wait for the interview video with Geri. Keep up the good work!

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

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.✈

[@rwd76]

I was there on Sunday, its a beautiful plane, and surprisingly small.

[@gordonwallin2368]

So is the Mig-15-which I also really like.

[@ChristianCelinder]

A beautiful aircraft - for sure. Thanks for this run-through, Chris. Your work is amazing.

[@deaks25]

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.

[@michaelpettersson4919]

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.

[@jcorbett9620]

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.

[@lukebable]

@@jcorbett9620 Eric 'Winkle' Brown was one of the few examples of an "Old, Bold Pilot" !

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

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.

[@hb9145]

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.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

But you have to actually hit something?

[@SPiderman-rh2zk]

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.

[@danielstickney2400]

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.

[@SPiderman-rh2zk]

@@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.

[@ukar69]

It was certainly one of the highlights of RIAT. A real pleasure to see it flying first hand.

[@JackRoadkill]

Superb video, Chris - thanks very much! The grin on your face after the dismount is priceless!

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. KZbin 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.

[@brennus57]

Thanks Chris! What an awesome find.

[@MilitaryAviationHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@davedavedave52]

I never imagined they would still fly, Bestimmt ein wunder,

[@trance9158]

Not a miracle... Just excellent engineering

[@colboysigmax]

That was seriously awesome!! Beautiful aircraft!

[@scottessery100]

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 😊😊😊

[@MilitaryAviationHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@TheBrimigus]

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.

[@farmcat9873]

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.

[@LarsAgerbk]

the coolest machine ever made

[@nicklong4291]

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

[@JusticeSR71]

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.

[@deckape714]

Thanks!

[@MilitaryAviationHistory]

Thanks so much, Guy!

[@atte7526]

I've been waiting for this video, it was so nice to meet you at RIAT

[@michaelguerin56]

Excellent video. Thank you. I am looking forward to the interview with Geri.

[@T-Cup314]

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 !.

[@MilitaryAviationHistory]

Next time!

[@Rincypoopoo]

Brilliant. What a machine. So beautiful . Thanks pal.

[@stalkingtiger777]

Can't wait for the interview!

[@sigistrele5835]

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.

[@TheBlazeofSteel]

Brilliant video. I love the airshow sounds in the background.

[@jamesrowlands8971]

He looked so happy with himself for getting to slide down from the Me-262.

[@tonilogar5822]

My friend, you are a scale model makers god-sent.

[@CV_CA]

After all these years this airplane is still futuristic.

[@acatinatux9601]

omg this is legendary

[@americanpatriot2422]

Great video

[@Europareise]

Sehr interessant. Vielen Dank für das Video. Das ist ein interessantes Flugzeug. Viele Grüße Thorsten

[@andrewpinner3181]

Wow Chris, amazing, thanks !

[@randalkeller4845]

Great video as always thank you

[@maxrpm2215]

Stunningly beautiful still to this day i think its the best looking aircraft ever built. Its shape from every angle is a masterpiece. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@kimjanek646]

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.

[@kkteutsch6416]

Germans stayed ahead of time with respect to others all the time and still is...

[@infame27]

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.

[@Lowkeh]

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."

[@Farweasel]

Beautiful aeroplane, looks like somebody cross-bred a Shark with a Dolphin and it grew wings

[@MGB-learning]

Outstanding video

[@gordonwallin2368]

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.

[@KarriKoivusalo]

He-162 did have an ejection seat though.

[@brennus57]

Superb!

[@johnspizziri1919]

Outstanding ! Thank you!!

[@HomoFaberMusic]

Fantastic! Jets flying around gave extra dramaturgy!

[@TheGrace020]

Amazing stuff what a beauty 😻

[@terrywiltshire7622]

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.

[@terrywiltshire7622]

Should read 1996.

[@mabbrey]

still looks futuristic now

[@Sugarnaut]

Absolutely amazing!

[@flytwin1772]

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.

[@manuwilson4695]

The first REAL jet fighter!...wonderful! 👍

[@CHChris]

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.

[@ricksadler797]

Great video thank you ❤

[@dr.ryttmastarecctm6595]

This is a beautiful aircraft.

[@rexmasters1541]

That was really really cool

[@andrewmontgomery5621]

One of my personal favourite German aircraft.

[@esistdonnichtdom]

Me 262 pilots really were like, "Hol up, Frtiz. Gotta put the go pro in first."

[@fr.michaelknipe4839]

Wow 🤩. Very interesting and informative 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Badger1-1]

Aileron trim on the stick xD Its the elevator(its a double switch for safety so you cant press it if not wanted)

[@jaykita2069]

Outstanding!

[@Dormidont882]

Первый серийный самолёт с ТРД !

[@adamtennant4936]

Nice video!

[@hashteraksgage3281]

"It's as if an angel is pushing you..." -Adolf Galland after trying the Me 262 for the first time in 1943

[@biipolaar]

There's a detail intriguing on this repro : is the canopy frame a bit bigger/higher than the genuine Me262s ?

[@hoppie8693]

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.

[@chrisbeauchamp5563]

I’d take a guess that the trim switches on the control stick are engine trims to make minor adjustments to engine thrust.

[@desideriitube]

Sorry about the Gripen - it is kind of loud...

[@philipbrowne7620]

Best and most aircraft of World War Two. Unless I missed it, the armaments also included formidable cannons? 4?

[@villashawg897]

Will you release any more vlog-type footage from RIAT? I enjoyed the last video very much.

[@MilitaryAviationHistory]

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

[@villashawg897]

@MilitaryAviationHistory OK thanks anyway 👍

[@bondisteve3617]

Thanks.

[@P51]

Texas Airplane Factory replica built in the USA (Me-262 Project)

[@bobmillerick300]

Not one of my favorite WW2 german aircraft but this was an excellent walkaround and cockpit layout. thanks 😎

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

Bismarck should have flown with "Dolpho".....

[@robinj.9329]

The science of metallurgy (in the early 1940's) just wasn't up to the task, yet. Thus the original "Jet Engines" had a VERY SHORT service life. I've various read it was only 10, 15 or 25 HOURS! Then the engine had to be removed and the few usable parts salvaged. The rest, went into the furnace for melt! All that aside: this aircraft was truly an amazing achievement 👏. And the men that conceived, designed and built it must be recognized!

[@tomclemence8870]

I don't think it was metallurgy that was limiting, but the availability to Germany of strategic metals. British jet engines of the same period had long service lives.

[@mabbrey]

well done biz