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Started by Jesse220, May 29, 2015, 06:26:22 PM

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Jesse220

May 29, 2015, 06:26:22 PM
I'm now thinking if we had copied off the Nazi's ME-262(Worlds first jet powered aircraft) and used it for the airforce. The Me-262 would halve a paint job. US marking, and cockpits like the F-86 Sabers.

zenrat

#1
May 29, 2015, 07:00:06 PM
Good idea.  Maybe a P51 canopy?

Fred

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Jesse220

#2
May 29, 2015, 07:38:07 PM
Quote from: zenrat on May 29, 2015, 07:00:06 PM
Good idea.  Maybe a P51 canopy?



Yep that can work  :cheers:

PR19_Kit

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May 31, 2015, 12:31:12 PM
Quote from: Jesse220 on May 29, 2015, 06:26:22 PM
I'm now thinking if we had copied off the Nazi's ME-262(Worlds first jet powered aircraft)

Not quite, there were at least three that preceded it.

The USAF would have needed to replace the engines too, their maintenance life was appalling.
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

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lenny100

#4
May 31, 2015, 12:39:22 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on May 31, 2015, 12:31:12 PM
Quote from: Jesse220 on May 29, 2015, 06:26:22 PM
I'm now thinking if we had copied off the Nazi's ME-262(Worlds first jet powered aircraft)

Not quite, there were at least three that preceded it.

The USAF would have needed to replace the engines too, their maintenance life was appalling.

very true engines typically only had a service life of some 10–25 hours
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Jesse220

#5
May 31, 2015, 06:16:57 PM
You've  guys got a good point. But if we replicated the Me-262 jet, it would ether be in the us airforce or the navy

Captain Canada

#6
May 31, 2015, 06:59:42 PM
Would look really cool with a Sabre canopy !

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Jesse220

#7
May 31, 2015, 07:02:13 PM
Quote from: Captain Canada on May 31, 2015, 06:59:42 PM
Would look really cool with a Sabre canopy !

:cheers:

Yep  :cheers:

Green Dragon

#8
June 01, 2015, 07:35:10 PM
If the US built the 262 they could still use the engines design but use better materials than the Germans had access to. Better materials, longer lifespan.

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#9
June 01, 2015, 09:37:49 PM
How about hanging a couple of Nenes from it :)

lenny100

#10
June 02, 2015, 03:15:41 AM
Quote from: Runway ? ... on June 01, 2015, 09:37:49 PM
How about hanging a couple of Nenes from it :)

their is a quote from Garland from after the war when he flew the meteor that if the 262 had the British engine then they would of had a true war winning machine
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PR19_Kit

#11
June 02, 2015, 07:04:37 AM
The Jumo 004s were axial flow engines whereas the Nene was a centrifugal engine.

The engine pods would have been fatter so the wing would have needed to be higher off the ground, so the landing gear would have been longer etc. etc.
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Old Wombat

#12
June 02, 2015, 07:07:17 AM
Or redesign the 262 to fit the Nene engines higher under/into the wing? :-\
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Jesse220

#13
June 02, 2015, 04:11:24 PM
Quote from: Old Wombat on June 02, 2015, 07:07:17 AM
Or redesign the 262 to fit the Nene engines higher under/into the wing? :-\

I guess that will work  :thumbsup:
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