Me-262 and derivatives

[GTX]

Another possible turboprop Ju-87 replacement - this time in the Anti-tank role:



Regards,

Greg

[kitbasher]

Messerschmitt equivalent of the Trent Meteor?

[kitbasher]

Maybe a very crude ejection seat testbed:

Imagine if Martin-Baker were using these today instead of their Meteors!!

[GTX]

Maybe a Air-to-Air Refuelling trial version:



Regards,

Greg

[ysi_maniac]

Hi Greg,
those profiles are absolutely inspiring

[PolluxDeltaSeven]

Hi GTX!

I'm not a fan of the WWII airplanes in general, but I admit that I find your work on the 262 very very impressive! Congratulation!

[GTX]

Glad you like - what other possibilities can you think of?

Regards,

Greg

[Mossie]

How about an airframe(s) used to explore wing layouts, greater sweepback, delta wing etc?  Single engine variant using the same general layout?  Target tug/drone conversion?  Reheated engines?  One of the captured aircraft refitted with Derwents/Metrovicks or J33/J35?

[Jschmus]

The new-build Stormbirds they've been building in Washington the last few years are powered by J85s.  Maybe someone gets this idea back in the 60s, and they come into fashion as a cheap attack jet for use in SE Asia, the Americas or the African bush wars.

[PolluxDeltaSeven]

Why not a Desert variant with, for example, the engines ON the wings, instead of UNDER (for lower sand injection)??

That could work for a seaplane too, but I don't think the 262 could do a good seaplane.

Why not a maritime patrol one, with propelers, longer fuselage and mines and torpedoes under the wings?

Or a V-Tail one, with the second pilot being a gunner looking back, like on those old bombers?

[GTX]

but I don't think the 262 could do a good seaplane.

Some would think that, but not our Gary (aka HOG):



See more here: http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,16555.0.html

Regards,

Greg

[GTX]

The new-build Stormbirds they've been building in Washington the last few years are powered by J85s.  Maybe someone gets this idea back in the 60s, and they come into fashion as a cheap attack jet for use in SE Asia, the Americas or the African bush wars.

Well, Fabe did some a while back including these:





See here (http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,16086.0.html) for more.

Regards,

Greg

[Mossie]

Remember Gary's Wasserflug beauty, but I can't remember seeing Fabe's profiles, good stuff!

A few more, FSW as a fighter follow on from the Ju-287?  High altidude variant with long straight wing?  Suprised nobody has mentioned a zwilling yet?

Plugging the Flying Sorcery GB again, the Me 400/Sack As-7 was supposed to be a circular wing aircraft based on the Bf-109 & Sack AS-6.  What about following the family line with the Me-500/Sack As-8?

[HOG]

Or maybe someone wanted a turboprop version giving better forward visibility:



Regards,

Greg

Hi Greg,

Wish I had that when I was building this.




The canopy was a pushmould based on kits bitz and drawings but the turbos would have given a nice next variant slant.

By the way thanks for the plug
Gary

[GTX]

Single engine variant using the same general layout?

How's this - it's got the more swept wing of the HGIII variant:



Regards,

Greg