-Messerchmitt Me 262A-1a
-The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (“Swallow”) in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (“Storm Bird”) in fighter-bomber versions, is a fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber that was designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt. It was the world’s first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft.
-Messerschmitt Me 262B-1a nigth figther
One of the most advanced WWII combat aircraft, the Me 262 operated as a light bomber, reconnaissance, and experimental night fighter. The Me 262 proved an effective dogfighter against Allied fighters; German pilots claimed 542 Allied aircraft were shot down
-Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a/R1
Look, unfortunately there are no authentic surviving examples of the Me 262 from World War II that are still airworthy.
The Me 262 replicas that currently exist, some that fly and others for museums, have been assembled by the American group Me 262 Project, and are simplified versions of the Me 262 that can be adapted to single-seat and two-seat models and use General Electric CJ610 engines and have only been Built 3 copies, one in Germany and the other 2 in the United States
-Messerschmitt A-1a
Apart from museums that have static specimens on display or in storage out of public view or perhaps some specimens in private hands that are being restored, there would only be two ways to locate authentic Me 262 specimens:
-Underground manufacture of Me 262s
– is to search in battle sites, old bases or even in old underground factories and gather pieces of demolished or abandoned specimens, which is quite difficult, but there could be in those places
-The other possible alternative is to investigate in the Czech Republic, which is where authentic examples of Messerschmitt Me 262 and its engines were assembled from real parts, under the name Avia C-82/CS-92 and engines under the Malecize brand, otherwise I remember it well
In this last case, by investigating the place to look for plans, and know where pieces are found, perhaps you could put together a copy that is closest to the authentic Me 262.
-Me 262 Postwar variants: Avia S-92/CS-92
-Avia C-92 (Me 262A under Czech manufacture)
After World War II, ten Me 262s were assembled in Czechoslovakia by manufacturer Avia from parts still available there. The seven single-seat aircraft were designated S-92 and the three two-seat training aircraft CS-92 in service with the Czechoslovak Air Force. The first aircraft flew on 27 August 1946. The type remained in service until the early 1950s, when it was replaced by the license-built Yak-17/Yak-23 and MiG-15. The availability of the MiG-15 made the Yugoslav Air Force’s plans to acquire S/CS-92 aircraft superfluous.
-Czech Avia C-92 (Me 262A) in detail
The Czechoslovak aircraft industry continued to produce single-seat (Avia S-92) and two-seat (Avia CS-92) variants of the Me 262 after World War II. From August 1946, a total of nine S-92s and three two-seater CS-92s were completed and test flown. They were introduced in 1947 and in 1950 were supplied to the 5th Fighter Squadron, becoming the first jet fighters to serve in the Czechoslovak Air Force. These were kept flying until 1951, when they were replaced in service by Soviet jet fighters. Both versions are on display at the Prague Aviation museum in Kbely.
Avia S-92
Czech-built Me 262 A-1a (fighter)
Avia CS-92
Czech-built Me 262 B-1a (fighter trainer, two seats)
-Me 262 flyiable replicas
-Reproduction of a Me 262 (A-1c)
In January 2003, the American Me 262 Project, based in Everett, Washington, completed flight testing to allow the delivery of partially updated spec reproductions of several versions of the Me 262 including at least two B-1c two-seater variants, one A-1c single-seater and two “convertibles” that could be switched between the A-1c and B-1c configurations. All are powered by General Electric CJ610 engines and feature additional safety features, such as upgraded brakes and strengthened landing gear. The “c” suffix refers to the new CJ610 powerplant and has been informally assigned with the approval of the Messerschmitt Foundation in Germany (the Werknummer of the reproductions picked up where the last wartime produced Me 262 left off – a continuous airframe serial number run with a near 60-year production break).
-Replica Me 262 B-1a,
Flight testing of the first newly manufactured Me 262 A-1c (single-seat) variant (Werknummer 501244) was completed in August 2005. The first of these machines (Werknummer 501241) went to a private owner in the southwestern United States, while the second (Werknummer 501244) was delivered to the Messerschmitt Foundation at Manching, Germany. This aircraft conducted a private test flight in late April 2006 and made its public debut in May at the ILA 2006. The new Me 262 flew during the public flight demonstrations. Me 262 Werknummer 501241 was delivered to the Collings Foundation as White 1 of JG 7; this aircraft offered ride-along flights starting in 2008. The third replica, a non-flyable Me 262 A-1c, was delivered to the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in May 2010