Recent content by Magnon

“I’ll never change an opinion I’ve expressed often, that with just 300 Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighters we could have on any day shot down a minimum of 200 bombers,” said Galland. “If this could have continued for even a fortnight, then the day bombing would have had to be halted.” Galland...

See my previous post: Here is an interesting little snippet from http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/p...n_kerosene.pdf “...our opponents flew de Havilland Vampire and Gloster Meteor jets from England. The Vampires were pretty little single-engined fighters with twin tail booms. They didn’t have...

In the beginning the centrifugals were arguably - Simpler - Much more robust in terms of battlefield damage - Much more resistant to surge - Higher pressure ratio - Higher thrust to weight ratio Against that, they had a higher frontal area and hence drag, but the Meteor designers compensated for...

Some useful data? can it be right? ...Loss figures from III./EJG 2, KG 51, and JG 7 were comparable. A comprehensive technical report by the technical officer of III. Gruppe, Oberinspektor Grote, compiled on March 3, 1945, listed the following causes for 42 aircraft losses: pilot error 13...

And further to that, Black is the new White... "...Post-truth politics (also called post-factual politics) is a political culture in which debate is framed largely by appeals to emotion disconnected from the details of policy, and by the repeated assertion of talking points to which factual...

The diagram is OK, but I don't know about whether it would be wise to dogfight with a Spitfire... The Meteor could theoretically out-turn a Tempest, but the Tempest roll rate was much better, so it could quickly evade the Meteor.

See Why the Germans Failed to Accomplish a Nuclear Bomb ...There are many arguments as to why Nazi Germany was unable to develop an atomic bomb during World War II.Known best for his work in quantum mechanics and the uncertainty principle, Werner Heisenberg was the leader of the Nazi atomic...

Will Rogers said: “It’s not what we don’t know that gives us trouble; it’s what we know that ain’t so.”

"...Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy..." Napoleon Bonaparte Read more: Virtue Quotes Page 2 - BrainyQuote

I didn't say it was comparable as a fighter to the MiG. I just said it got similar results in the dogfights. There is a subtle difference. It was 100 mph slower after all and had much higher moment of inertia around the roll axis. That's a lot of disadvantage to make up. Its advantages...

I would concede (and have done) that the Me 262 was the better bomber destroyer. That was what it was needed for. The Meteor was a better multi-role aircraft. Regards, Magnon

I think it's drawing a rather long bow, Parsifal, to say that the Mig 15 was conceptually derived from the Me 262. They had very little in common, surely: Single engine vs two on the wings Slatless vs slats Cockpit well forward vs cockpit well back in the middle of the fuselage Airbrakes vs...

The Me 262 Pilot's Handbook gives maximum level flight speed as 830 km/hr (515 mph). Source: (1946) No. F-SU-1111-ND ME-262 A-1 Pilot's Handbook This brings the speed differential down to practically zero, after other factors such as the Meteor's much superior acceleration and reliability...

The Me 262 was rated for 540 mph. The RAE and US got well-maintained aircraft up to 525 - 529 mph after the war. The minimum acceptance criteria was 515 mph (ref Hans Fey). There was more like a 40 mph margin, at best. Getting the aircraft to fly was a real lottery: The Jumo 004 would...

The Me 262 as a fighter: QUOTE: “The unit was designed to kill US/RAF bombers not engage in a hand to hand struggle in the air with opposing fighters............. look how wide the turns were of the 262 allowing Allied fighters to close within and deal the lethal blows.”Erich the Old Sage...