Me-262 Testing

[@tonidmc]

Still menacing look after nearly 70 years! i love this machine

[@martintaper7997]

And that's the family edition 2-seater.

[@andia.4980]

What feeling must it be when people saw and heared this plane first time flying. So different to each other plane they have ever seen...

[@aircloud1]

My father, on the way home in Ww2, saw the Me 262 and wonder, how could this thing fly. "How could this machine fly without propeller", Mein Vater hat mir erzählt, dass er auf dem Heimweg eine Me 262 irgendwo stehen gesehn hatte, und er sich wunderte, "wie fliegt den das Ding ohne Propeller". Das waren in etwa seine Worte.

[@guentherehlen3665]

Yes first Jet Plane , first Rocket , first Diesel Motor, first Otto Motor all Build by Germans . Think Usa when Germans not build such . you USA where are you then,????

[@dr.wilfriedhitzler1885]

People in GERMANY saw the Heinkel 178 Jet first.

[@leokimvideo]

An aircraft so ahead of it's time it still looks modern today. Germans have that knack of design excellence

[@4stringplayer4u]

What a masterpiece of engineering! No matter what time it was designed

[@lajoscsoban420]

Jóval megelőzte a korát ! Német tudás ,tecnológia,minőség !

[@ericeinar]

Seeing this up close in a museum in Dayton, was the highlight of my trip there. Amazing machine.

[@marklynch3149]

It's a design way ahead of it's time.. I'm a devout spitfire fan but I think the ME262 is worthy of great admiration 👍

[@okrajoe]

Amazing to see the Me262 moving again.

[@friedrichmeyer3138]

okrajoe

[@paulsmeyers4196]

If you win the war you put down the rules.

[@jnichols3]

I think this is a replica. First flight 2002. Five aircraft built were using a real 262 as a template. These aircraft are so close to the originals that some consider them to be licensed copies. There is one original 262 with Jumo 004 engines that is scheduled to make its return to the air this year.

[@Medmann48]

I had a unique opportunity about 12 years ago to sit in a REAL ME262. My Dad worked as a volunteer at the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. Once a year they had an employee appreciation dinner & also opened up several planes that you can climb into. I noticed they actually had the ME262 canopy open so I climbed in, I was amazed at how few instruments were in it. That same night I sat in a P-38J Lighting, an SR71, a P-47 & the B-29 "Bocks Car" that dropped the A-bomb on Nagasaki. Quite the evening! (They don't do this anymore by the way).

[@bashirmuhammad8181]

Amazing technology for that time.Still a great looker!

[@kevok2]

The Junkers Jumo 004 engines had a notoriously poor maintenance record due to metallurgical limitations, among other things. The engines in this particular aircraft are a non-afterburning variant of the J85...I believe that would be the GE CJ610 which is typically used in Learjets. They are smaller than the 004, I think, and are centered within the cowling.

[@chr.t.8461]

My grand-uncle (brother of my grandpa) was a testpilot at Messerschmitt (BF109 series) and then one of the first pilots testing the ME262. His name was Ernst Tesch (Oberleutnant JG 7 Nowotny).

[@jrcadet4]

I worked at Paine Field (and flew there) for some years...I could tell immediately what the location was from the backgrounds. Great video!

[@jeffreyfitzgerald1779]

I've always loved this one just as an airplane, not a war plane. The airframe itself I just think is beautiful, somewhere between the best of propeller fuselage and the jet age.

[@pbrobotspbrobots1710]

it was amazing how frank whittle in the UK had a flying jet in 41. hard to beleve it was so long to get one up and running from then.

[@geraldbuys9853]

Well, yes it was, but it was surely even more amazing that Heinkel's HE178 jet first flew in 1939?

[@peterw776]

What an amazing piece of HISTORY !! Love it.

[@capablanca5611]

The revolución keeps on.

[@asp7772907]

bloody hell.. that startup is awesome!

[@vaapps]

Te 262 its one of my favorite planes... germans really had awesome airplanes

[@964cuplove]

I love it when a plane retracts the landing gear directly after take off, a great transition eg the mustang or the twin engine before

[@kyrkbymannen]

I get goosebumps whenever a jet fire up

[@FiveCentsPlease]

@LegoDonkeys No. A team contracted to restore an original for museum display and that allowed them to copy the parts (since original blueprints are incomplete) and construct a series of new replicas (5) refitted with modern turbines for safe flight.

[@heinz490]

love how it starts in several stages love it

[@kevok2]

Correct, the Junkers Jumo engines had a notoriously poor maintenance record due to metallurgical limitations, among other things. The engines in this particular aircraft are a non-afterburning variant of the J85...I believe that would be the GE CJ610 which is typically used in Learjets.

[@kevok2]

Yes-- it is a C model but as I understand it, the conversion of Betty Jane to a twin-seater was done during the war. This particular bird has been setup with full dual control and can be used for flight training.

[@blatz4012]

3:03 best part when the engine starts up.

[@johannesgrondah3998]

i dont want to stand next to i of those engines when they r on

[@leneanderthalien]

they are not the original engines but modern General Electric CJ610...The original engines was so unreliable that it was suicide to use it on this replica...

[@doktorbimmer]

*Ironically the original GE CJ610 engine (the J85) only lasted 6 hours... The original engines for the Me-262 (BMW -003) were enlarged into the 018 series are still produced to this day... the longest most successful production run of any jet engine in history.*

[@easthulk99]

Things about to go skyward man~

[@MajinOthinus]

@@doktorbimmer The Me 262 used the Jumo 004, not the BMW 003. The BMW 003 was only used for the He 162.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

Two of the five replicas are configurable as two-seat or single-seat by changing a few parts. Also 2 two-seat models and 1 one-seat model were constructed.

[@kevok2]

Of note, one of these replicas is owned my the Messerschmitt Foundation in Germany...it could be that none of them included a swatstika in the livery so that they could be flown in German airshows. I'm not an expert on German law, however. Thank you for the compliment :) I love music, but I love the sound of engines more...

[@steffenmarx2994]

The swastika is forbidden by the german law since "deutsches reich" surrenders at May 8, 1945 but the german engineers like messerschmitt left a wonderful plane for us, and yes it is right, one replica of the ME-262 belongs to Airbus Defense at Manching a small town near Munich but the swastika will never be shown on any of the planes

[@EvilMerlin]

Keep in mind this is not an original Me-262. Its a replica. A VERY well made Me-262 Project (now defunct) and is CJ610 powered. The Collings Foundation had a lot of issues with the 262 from the day it was delivered.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Evil Merlin Could be considered as a second-generation Me-262 and it has its own unique Me-262 aircraft type assignment to distinguish it from the originals. The biggest problem was that they had to re-engineer the main landing gear attachments to correct a design flaw from WW2, which caused two gear collapses. The project planned to only build a few examples to ensure buyers that the planes would retain investment value. Classic Fighter Industries (which managed the project) is still in business restoring other aircraft.

[@andgate2000]

Evil Merlin actually it’s not a replica.....it’s a brand new 262 ....”white one” and “whiskey tango” were built off the original plans. With ge engines and modern avionics to pass regs. Both are limited to original flying parameters.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+andgate2000 The original engineering plans and documents were missing or otherwise incomplete. (Missing for many Luftwaffe types, although both the USAF Museum and the Smithsonian have some in their archives.) So the whole point of the project was to offer to restore the original two-seater that is owned by the US Navy and was deteriorating badly. This presented an opportunity to copy the parts while they were available during the restoration and construct five new replica examples (one static, four airworthy with modern turbines.) Changes were made to install modern turbines, two examples can be converted between dual-control or single-seat fighter configuration, modern brakes used and a few other safety changes. The new examples have a new type designation Me-262A-1c, Me-262B-1c or Me-262A/B-1c to distinguish them from wartime examples.

[@steffenmarx2994]

Nethertheless it is a replica of the original ME-262 it looks and sounds great and i say thank you that there are people who held up this plane of the germans

[@doktorbimmer]

*It is definitely NOT a replica... it is a **_New Production_** Messerschmitt Me-262... produced in the United States under license by DASA (Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm) and issued consecutive serial numbers.*

[@Uruglot]

Ahh, this starup sound! 2:53 but, to early cut! I wanna listen to full throtle

[@naggyontitok]

Watch this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp6lk5SYgdxnm9E

[@risenworship6424]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhsssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhh! There You Go written form

[@Draxindustries1]

Glad to see this won't be yet another museum piece. In the air these planes should be not stuck on the ground like so many are..

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Draxindustries1 This is one of several modern flying replicas. Not much about it to put in a museum. One original has been restored for short flights, and will probably be the only original to ever fly.

[@bstang93]

Watching with headphone was a great idea. What an awesome sound!

[@andreswagner5120]

excelente avión. 10 años adelantado a su epoca en 1943

[@davidjames1063]

Two seaters are unseen.

[@kurdirobian36]

Amazing to see me 262 flying again.

[@ubroberts5541]

As a reproduction built in the USA from scratch.

[@sandervanderkammen9230]

@@ubroberts5541 This is not a reproduction, it is a brand new Messerschmitt Me-262 'C' model licensed by DASA in Germany and has a consecutive production serial number.

[@melanieberger1894]

I believe this plane is one of the Stormbirds project. I'm amazed that they wimped out and didn't include the moniker. Very sad.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

Melinie Berger Yes. This was the first example completed by the Stormbirds project, after a couple of accidents and repairs. The gear kept collapsing from a design flaw introduced in WW2.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+soaringtractor Wrong tractor. The first two-seat example was originally financed and purchased by retired judge Louis Werner. Werner later donated the plane to the Collings Foundation. (I have heard with explicit instructions to leave the swastika off.) The Messerschmitt museum in Germany purchased the second example "Tango Tango" and it flies regularly in Germany.

[@melanieberger1894]

@soaringtractor: First, this plane was built and is maintained in the U.S. Second, historical accuracy is important to any restoration. Third, F Merkel and all of her spineless cronies. They're about to get their comeupins. Lastly, banning the moniker only increases it mystique. I don't believe in wimping out. These are the facts that I face!!!!!

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Melanie Berger There are four of these replica Me-262s flying. Two have the swastika and two do not.

[@buckshot3052]

@soaringtractor Douche

[@kevok2]

Yes, I believe so. That one is under different ownership, though.

[@radry100]

Didn't know they had HD video in 1945

[@Sn0wdawgz]

radry100 the Germans invented it way back

[@waterheaterservices]

@@AngryHatter Swastikas are not Party Approved Correct Thinking and Speech.

[@silvergtotwinturbo9984]

@@Sn0wdawgz The Germans also invented 3D film, only being mastered the last 10 years or so.

[@jonisisonarevalo3835]

They also invented phones since 1941

[@silvergtotwinturbo9984]

@@jonisisonarevalo3835 Alexander Graham Bell won't be too happy coz he invented the phone in 1877

[@magnusmcgraw]

In April 1943, the prototype of the jet fighter Messerschmitt Me 262 was successfully tested. After a test flight on May 22, 1943, Galland described the jet fighter's power as "when an angel pushes". Galland, like many other field-proven officers, was convinced that this aircraft was in dire need of defense against the increasingly massive attacks of the United States Air Force's 8th Air Force with its "Flying Fortresses." Hitler, however, wanted to use the Me 262 as a lightning bomber against the expected Allied invasion in the west. With a threat of resignation Galland sat through the "command Nowotny" for testing the jet fighter as a fighter in the front line. On April 11, 1944, he was appointed lieutenant general for his services as commander of the fighter pilots. The pressure on Galland became increasingly strong. So he was accused of not sufficiently engaging Goering against unjustified court-martial proceedings against young comrades, although he was aware of this. At the end of January 1945, after "insurmountable differences" between Galland and Hermann Goering, he was replaced as general of the fighter pilots. Galland was ordered by Hitler to order the "Jagdverband 44", which was to be equipped with Me 262. Many of the most successful German fighter pilots reported shortly before the foreseeable defeat to this elite unit. Galland recognized 104 enemy kills. , "Jagdverband 44" In November 1944, Galland, like many other supreme ranks of the Luftwaffe, was summoned to Berlin for a meeting organized by Goering in the Luftkriegsakademie Gatow. The aim was to find ways to restore the air force in the shortest possible time. However, this meeting, known as "Areopag", of 40 senior officers of the Hunter, Bomber, and Reconnaissance Battlegroup units was without effective results. A group around Galland, Steinhoff, Bär and Lützow (who acted as the head) tried to improve the position of the fighter pilots against the "Bomber people". The air force leadership, especially the hunting weapon was responsible for the fact that the Allied bombers could achieve such great destruction of industrial plants and cities. The bomber group consisted mainly of fur, Herrmann and Ulrich Diesing. Fur even offered Göring that all available bomber pilots can be retrained on jet fighter bombers, as the fighter pilots were too exhausted for it. Goering made Galland personally responsible for many omissions and dismissed him on January 23, 1945 as a general of fighter pilots. As a successor, the Intimfeind Gallands, Gordon Gollob was appointed. Lützow was sent as a hunting guide northern Italy almost into "exile". Other experienced fighter pilots, also referred to as experts in the internal language, fell into disfavor with the air force leadership. So received Bär, since mid-1944 squadron commander of the Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3), on February 13, the sentencing to a training session, as commander of the III. Group of Supplementary Hunting Squadron 2 (III./EJG 2). Even Steinhoff, who had taken over after the death of Novotny on 7 November 1944 III./JG 7, was replaced in mid-December 1944 by this post because of alleged inactivity and received no new command. list Galland himself was supposed to take charge of the fourth season of the Jagdgeschwader 54 in January 1945, according to the ideas of Gollob in January 1945, as a punishment transfer, which flew support for the trapped German troops in the Kurland-Kessel. However, this did not happen because Albert Speer's intervention was personally canceled by Hitler. Galland saw his only moral rehabilitation chance in taking back a task force, in a bandage that flew the Me 262. This was the aircraft he had flown in 1943 as a prototype and was able to recognize his superiority over conventional fighter aircraft. Goering submitted to him Hitler's decision that he had to set up a unit in squadron strength, with which he should demonstrate the superiority of the new technology. He was to organize the procurement of the aircraft himself. The unit should act completely independently, there would be no assumption under a hunting division, air corps or air fleet. Contacts with other hunting units should not be made. He could also make the designation himself, as long as the name Galland does not appear in it. Galland opted for "Jagdverband 44." The reasons speculated that the year of his dismissal was a factor, and that 44 was exactly half the designation of his first unit of the J 88 in which he served in the Spanish Civil War. As a berth for the new unit should serve Brandenburg-Briest, where already the III./JG 7 was stationed. His plan was to set up a "self-serving" unit of nominal 16 jets, divided into two small four-engine squadrons and a group of eight jets. Koller, as a general of the aviators supported Galland in the lineup with staff of the 16th Squadron of the Jagdgeschwaders 54, which was currently in the renamed the 7./JG 7. Johannes Steinhoff was recruited as an important player in the construction. The backbone of the unit was formed by a large number of experienced and highly decorated fighter pilots, some of whom Galland brought to JV 44 from school units. At least three Siebel Si 204s were purchased from the Air Force Flight Instructor School for navigational training and flight training with a twin-engined aircraft. Between 4 and 18 March 1945, the first training flights were completed with these machines, the first Me 262 arrived at the JV 44 on 14 March. On March 18, Lieutenant General Kammhuber ordered the earliest possible operational readiness with a strength of 20 aircraft. The training program was continued until well into March, the aircraft were mostly armed to perform at the same time also patrol flights. Because of the many highly decorated pilots, such as Gerhard Barkhorn, Walter Krupinski, Günther Lützow and Hans-Ekkehard Bob, was jokingly claimed within the Air Force, that in this Jagdveband "the Knight's Cross belongs to the service suit". The Jagdverband 44, despite hostile air superiority, scored a few air victories in the loss of three Me 262 against the mostly Western Allied air forces during its operational time of eleven weeks in aerial combat. Most Me 262 units were destroyed by Allied attacks on the ground. The Jagdverband 44 never had more than 12 ready Me 262 and thus reached a maximum of the strength of a Jagdstaffel. The last use with the participation of Lieutenant General Galland took place on 26 April 1945 with six jet fighters against an Allied fast combat unit of the type Marauder. After an injury Adolf Galland, the Jagdverband 44 was led by Lieutenant Colonel Oskar-Heinrich Bär. On May 3, 1945, the last aircraft of the Jagdverband 44 were blown up at Salzburg Airport and the members of the Jagdverband 44 were taken prisoners of war. Unfortunately, there is no precise information about the number of kills by the "Jagdverband 44". It is alleged that Galland was interrogated after the war by the Allies for a operation of the "Jagdverband 44" against an Allied Bonber Task Force. The allies didn`t believe that Galllands "Jagdverband 44 "consisted only of 12 Me 262 at the time of the attack. On his question how many enemy aircraft were shot down by them, he never got an answer ....

[@balddragn1]

I enjoyed the low passes over the SacValley shooting range yesterday. Nice work on the replica.

[@flyinhawaiian5848]

Ex-USAF, United Airlines, and air racing legend and John Penny behind the stick!

[@steve-ip6qs]

thank god this didn't get into full production during WW2,gawgus looking deadly plane

[@yoshiegg95]

steve write it did, but for germanys standards of mass production in 1944/45

[@starguard4122]

This was have so cool if it still had the original Junkers Jumo 004 engines in it. I wonder if they sounded any different

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Starguard ! This new restoration has original Jumo turbines: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5LSqoB3raeqrM0 I would say that the GE engines are quieter while the Jumos sound like a military turbine.

[@arttafil6792]

Wow, a papa fifty-one bravo trainer as well?

[@lemo_manda6076]

I love this plane so much

[@abrahamg3354]

Whats the phobia called when you're afraid of huge fans/turbines/blades/propellers? Im chicken when it comes to big things like those. I just don't want to be near one.

[@BrawndoQC]

These guys managed to make a flying version of the ME262 and all you guys talk about is the freaking swastika not painted on the tail instead of the engineering feat. God damn get your priorities straight.

[@RedfishInc]

What is more important in your mind? The machinery or the history? Yes this aircraft is impressive especially when you consider the technological advances that made it possible in its time. However the history is what is really important from a sociological perspective. The distorting of history for the sake of political correctness is an inexcusable offense against humanity, society and the millions of men, women and children directly involved in that world war. Never forget, lest we make the same mistakes all over again. The biggest crime against humanity is failing to learn from those hard fought lessons.

[@michaelpaul7144]

@@RedfishInc Exactly right. Preserving and honoring the history is of paramount importance. Not merely pleasing a few wrench turning gearheads who are content to see a few oil stains and a perfunctory engine startup.

[@kevok2]

Thank you for that addition!

[@martinahutchinson7088]

This vid is great

[@magna4100]

Where's the Swazi?

[@delta9827]

Most German planes such as the bf 109s. Never carried a swastika, they normally wore the standard Luftwaffe logo. Aka the iron cross. It’s also illegal to add one these days.

[@leongt1954]

This one must be a 2 seater because the cockpit is a lot larger than other vids I've seen of the 262

[@sirboomsalot4902]

leongt1954 It is

[@FiveCentsPlease]

Two-seat trainers and night fighters were also constructed.

[@kevok2]

Thank you :)

[@pedrodiaz5540]

This aircraft looks fantastic and up to time today, now imagen it in 1944 !

[@vladratzen7319]

eine messerschmitt 262 ist ein jagdflugzeug das normalerweise nur einen sitzplatz hat und nicht zwei, wie diese maschine. man kann wohl davon ausgehen das es sich hier um einen interessanten nachbau handelt. soweit ich weiß gab es noch nicht mal eine zweisitzige version zur ausbildung der 262 piloten. denen hat der ausbilder, auf dem flügel sitzend und am boden das cockpit und die bedienung erklärt. danach mussten die piloten ganz alleine ihren jungfernflug absolvieren.

[@Nic_sxe10]

Allein eine 2 minütige Suche im Internet wird dich auf Seiten wie wikipedia führen...und auch wenn dem ganzen nicht immer zu trauen ist nehme ich einmal stark an, dass die Bilder und Erklärungen zur Zweisitzigen Me 262 kein Ausgedachter Mist sind. Es gab zweisitzige Me 262.

[@vladratzen7319]

ich muss sagen, ich habe hier etwas wiedergegeben das ein pilot der die me 262 geflogen ist, erzählt hat. sie haben aber recht, man kann sogar bilder einer zweisitzigen 262 variante im internet finden, die als nachtjäger ausgerüstet ist.

[@hans-peterleucht6610]

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[@josejesusrazoramos4065]

Ineptos esos motores producen música a los oídos conocedores

[@barbenH]

Beautiful examples, thanks for this!

[@robertgary3561]

You can get your faa type rating the in Collins foundation 262

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Robert Gary The type rating was only open to pilots with current jet multi-engine, pilot-in-command on jets and a few other ratings before you could even get a flight in it.

[@TheZxman]

beautiful aircraft and a very nice replica its a joy to see it in the air again stunning job!!!!

[@pereiraroben1433]

1:48 sound of war.

[@andgate2000]

Actually....the sound of a leah jet.

[@kevok2]

This is correct, and this particular bird is the one owned by Collings.

[@bluarcher5941]

rare to see a 2-seat ME 262 that's not the B1A/U1 variant with the radar equipment, though I don't think there's a flying version of that model in existence. Is this a trainer version of the 262? Great video.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+ blu archer It is a new construction Me-262 copied during the restoration of the two-seat trainer W.Nr. 110639 at the Navy Museum in Pensacola. It was a special project that constructed five new Me-262s, a mixture of two-seat and single-seat examples.

[@bluarcher5941]

@@FiveCentsPlease wow...5 new ones. Thanks for explaining. Great video.

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

If You built a new Volkswagen, years after it stopped being produced, what would You call that? I know about an Englishman that had a new Morris 1000 built from official spares from the factory, so that his father could have a new car when the old one wasn't drive-able any more. And as it the plane definitely wasn't built form old spares, it is a little hard to make it an original?

[@CBGSpotter]

What engines does this have not the original BMW ones?

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Elliot L- CBGSpotter GE CJ610 turbines from the Learjet. These are the non-afterburning civilian versions of the military J85 series. They are enclosed in nacelles to mimic the look of the original Jumo 004 turbines, which also keeps the weight and balance correct.

[@TheCokoll]

the voriginals were junkers jumo 109-004. by the way, ive heardvthat there is one flying on original jumo engines, though heavily redesigned

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Сергей Соколов Not flying yet. The remanufactured Jumo 004s began ground testing this year.

[@arthurmilmore7685]

not bmw. the originals were junkers jumo's. they had many teething problems with them. the new ones fly with modern engines that are far more reliable,and probably faster.2 of the replica's are now flying in germany,and can be seen on you tube also,flying over berlin. the germans are in love with them when seen up close

[@ichbins8588]

don't get me wrong, brilliant work, but the one-seater looks so much better than this trainer version

[@fibboobbif]

Werner Moelders, or Werner Thierfelder with 27 Victories?

[@pylon500]

What's the twin in the background @1:31? Is that a Me210/410? Wait, 'restored'? is this an ORIGINAL Me262! I thought it was one of the 'Texan' replicas....

[@sandervanderkammen9230]

This is a new C model Messerschmitt Me-262

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+pylon500 This is one of the new builds, originally patterned from an original in Herb Tishler's Texas workshop, but the project was moved and finished at CFI in Washington state. This is the first example to be completed, and there were problems. The new builds copied a design flaw in the main landing gear and this new example had a gear collapse on the first test flight. The landing gear strut punched upward and through the wing. The problem began when Messerschmitt switched the landing gear from tail-dragger on the Me-262 prototype to a tricycle configuration and created weak point at the strut attachment points on the main spar. CFI repaired the damage and engineered a correction with additional boxing around the strut attachment points. The video above shows a test flight after work at Sanders Aeronautics from what I think was another gear collapse, but I would have do some digging to find an account of that incident. I cannot identify the aircraft in the background, but no Me-210s survive and only two Me-410s survive, both in museums. An authentic restored Me-262 with overhauled (slightly upgraded) original turbines was conducting taxi trails before test flying in Washington state, but that museum has just had their funding cut so the future for that particular Me-262 and the rest of collection is uncertain at this time. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIHEq6h8hr94adE

[@pylon500]

@@FiveCentsPlease Actually, looking at another video, I saw that aircraft again. and I suspect it's a Douglas B23?

[@FiveCentsPlease]

The Collings Foundation purchased one of these Me262 replicas and is seeking FAA approval for passenger flights eventually. Contact this museum for an update.

[@cabre4]

No Junkers Jumo 004 rumor... But It's always a great airplane!

[@PatagonianWarrior]

Thank you for rebuilding history and such a beautiful piece of engineering... unfortunately Germans cannot see this objectively and in a state of auto-reprimand wouldn't dare to rebuild this. Greetings form Germany.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

One of the replicas is a regular flyer in Germany at the Messerschmitt Museum.

[@FerasAbuTaha]

Being a Collings Foundation plane, i'm assuming it's 100% original, but is that a Jumo 004? Or was this 262 re-engined?

[@TheZxman]

New aircraft no old parts used

[@FiveCentsPlease]

New-build replica, copied from an original. Newer brakes, stronger landing gear and modern engines for safe flight. From a production run of five new aircraft.

[@boybuyo83]

Look fearsome machine. Brutal

[@HiAdrian]

Superb footage guys!

[@Scrapheap71]

Do you know what kind of engines were used to power this? They're obviously not original engines.

[@kevok2]

This is a good question...the folks at Sanders aeronautics did not paint the aircraft, so I don't know why this paint scheme was selected. Regardless of connotations (and you are correct on the background of the swatskita as I understand it), I'm not sure why the symbol was omitted. I am unsure of whether all 262s included a swatstika on their livery, but it would make sense, being a Nazi aircraft...

[@klesarhr-bz5of]

gee, can´t stop wondering what a Technology in 1944...

[@bkjeong4302]

The British also had jet fighters by then, though the Me-262 did have better aerodynamics (but worse engines) than its British counterparts.

[@ludeman]

First flight in '42. So the tech is actually from the '30's

[@bkjeong4302]

@ruediger hahn The Me-262 had a more advanced engine, but that also made it less reliable. Though granted this may have more to do with material shortages.

[@danielp8765]

@ruediger hahn ruediger hahn so, the Trinity a-bomb was also built in Germany... First stealth material was invented in the Netherlands and a lot of that German inventions where made by Jewish people. How bad is that.

[@sandervanderkammen9230]

@@bkjeong4302 The Jumo 004 engines had very comparable reliability to Allied fighters.

[@ottomatic3123]

Awesome! I'm SO glad that there is at least one impressive surviving specimen in existence. I appreciate it when rich people do cool things with their money. I also appreciate not seeing a swastika on her.

[@Irobert1115HD]

fun fact: the me 262 had engines that where started with a ripcord.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+ Irobert1115HD The turbines were started with a 10hp Riedel engine clutched to the turbine shaft.

[@Irobert1115HD]

@@FiveCentsPlease and that starter engine had a ripcord to get it started. i knew this fact with the small two cylinder two stroke engine to get them spun up already.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

@@Irobert1115HD The Riedel has an electric start that the pilot can operate from the cockpit and a pull start that ground crew can use if needed.

[@MRBLUE-kp5uv]

Woooow look at tht beast still running

[@kevok2]

The P-51 is one of the most incredible pieces of machinery ever built. The 262 was certainly innovative but plagued with problems in operation. It was also ineffective in dogfights and not designed to be used as such. The point of a dogfight is to go *slower* than your opponent so you can get behind them to kill. The 262 did not have that capability vs. P-51--had flameout risk and slow throttle response. It was a bomber killer. Also, the P-51 segment stays but you can leave if you'd like.

[@antigen4]

a P51 could NEVER get behind an ME262

[@malinadolai6916]

It is an iconic aircraft built in 1944

[@Robcatist]

The Battle of Britain would of been interesting if they’d had these things in the air.

[@carlosteran8114]

I don't think so too easy...

[@Battlenude]

I Don't tink the US and UK fighters of that time would have a very hard time. They were more manuvereble. But as it was, the Me-262 could have been the first real Interceptor of that Era. Imagine the Me-262 coming down on those heavy bomber with four 30mm cannon blazing. The Bomber would disintegrate on the first volley. After depleted ammo, The Me-262 could then return to base relative safe, no one could catch up.

[@antigen4]

damn - never realized the ME262 had the one thing that Bell was missing from their attempts to go supersonic ...

[@doktorbimmer]

*Bell copied the 262's cockpit adjustable stabilator trim control...*

[@ademiroliveiraguimaraes6755]

Que coisa linda 🤩 que veio do passado linduuuuuu.

[@samstewart4807]

Today- 2020 where is this airplane? has it been flown since? are the engines more reliable then the originals?

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Sam Stewart There are four of these Me-262 replicas with modern turbines, certainly more powerful and reliable than the originals. This two-seater is with the Collings Foundation for their airshow tours. Updated original engines are planned to make very limited flights in a new restoration soon. They are ground testing the aircraft.

[@samstewart4807]

@@FiveCentsPlease HI thank you. I assume there are flight tests and pilot impressions on this channel too?

[@FiveCentsPlease]

@@samstewart4807 I have not seen any pilot impressions for this replica. Post-war test notes can be found for captured examples. Remember that the modern engines are a significant performance improvement over the original Jumo turbines, so much so that pilots have to essentially throttle down the GE engines to the same power curve as the original engines to avoid too much stress on the aircraft. I am sure that the replica flies differently, take off and braking performance for example. I think when the Flying Heritage museum is able to test fly their original Me-262, the test pilots will have more comments.

[@rundstedt13]

Such a classic high pitch squeal beginning at 4:11. Just like the documentaries......

[@MajinOthinus]

Those aren't Jumos though....

[@BoarhideGaming]

Why did they build it in a two seater configuration? There never was a two seater back then as far as I remember.

[@draochvar9646]

There was actually a two seater version, configurated to be a night hunter.

[@Nightverslonn]

And who would you share it with, if you flew it by yourself?

[@BoarhideGaming]

Björn Issel Really? I did not know that, gotta do some research now. By the way, somebody flagged your comment, I restored it.

[@TheCokoll]

soaringtractor actually there was a training version, but it was never produced, except for 3-5 aircrafts. mostly due to lack of resources. it was hoverer built as a two seater in limited numbers, but it was a radar equipped night fighter (probably most trainer airframes were converted before completion) - the second seat was occupied by radar operator

[@monovenaros]

+BoarhideGaming Actually there was a nightfighter version which had the two seat configuration...

[@superelectic45]

Late in the war they had trainer 262's but before then after a conversion course pilots flew solo from the start guided by RT.

[@antigen4]

hmm - wonder why they refused to show it in flight?

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+antigen4 No reason, and it flies. And they built four flyable examples and one static example.

[@antigen4]

would have been nice to see

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+antigen4 Plenty of other videos of this one flying and the others. If you have the correct existing pilot credentials you can get a flight or a type checkout in this one for a price. An original is planned to make very short flights soon, so everybody is waiting for that if the restoration work is successful.

[@Ignorantissimus]

(...) Germans first realized that the most successful tactic was "hit and run", and this explains the incredible amount of aces in the Luftwaffe. (II/2)

[@indridcold8433]

It is so hard to believe that something this advanced existed in the 1940s.

[@denishnathaniel7727]

German engineering my friend

[@crxdelsolsir]

Seeing and hearing this when literally everyone only had propellers would be equivalent to seeing a UFO. Literally everyone only has jet engines today and if you see something fly faster without a jet engine then you have an idea how they would have felt seeing the Me-262.

[@priyanshuraha]

You are right.

[@mukundeable]

Scary and impressive at the same time. Is this special one "an original" or a replica? The turbines do not really look like pre 1945 ...

[@paul7654]

Replica

[@Tark75ifty]

The ME 262 was superior to other aircraft but arrived too late in the war and could not change anything at the end of the conflict.

[@sandervanderkammen9230]

Approximately 100 262s shot down over 500 Allied aircraft, an effective and very lethal combat aircraft.

[@BonnKialStevens]

I wish I had the money to be part of this club.

[@madderbass]

That P 51 looks like either a B or C model. It's interesting, because you normally see D models.

[@SaloufardosMorrison]

Why the windshield cracked? Did he get hit by AA?

[@bundeswehrsammler]

are ther the original juno 04 turbines in or waht engine?

[@Syndikalisten]

A two seater, there is one one seated plane too I heard?

[@TWOCOWS1]

amazing this thing can fly after 75 years!!

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+clarence spencer New-build airframe with modern engines. But an original restoration is planned to fly soon.

[@TWOCOWS1]

@@FiveCentsPlease Oh.... Thanks. That is so unfair fooling us the saps.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

@@TWOCOWS1 The replicas are still typed as Me-262, but with a suffix to separate them from originals. Only one original is planned to fly because the owner paid to rebuild the WW2 turbines. It's very unlikely that another original will ever fly.

[@МарияЯяяя-ф9ч]

Who is oberst Werner?