Best Jet of WW2?

• Jun 24, 2004

• #261

the lancaster kicks ass

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but they didn't have enough of the special metals needed to produce them to last more than 10 hours......................

 

• Jun 24, 2004

• #262

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Hey, I'm just the messanger. But apparently the British were impressed by at least some aspect of the technology of the German engines.

 

• Jun 25, 2004

• #263

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

we were, but we didn't use any of their ideas, we developed our own jets....................

 

• Jul 22, 2004

• #264

Dan

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Apr 24, 2004

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i would say that it would easly be the ME262(i dunno why just because) and the ME163 isn't really worth making because.........well let's just say that thought it was rocket powered there were (quite often actually) leaks in the fuel tanks and.........well think of the Challenger: yea. Not a very good aircraft at all the ME163

 

• Jul 23, 2004

• #265

plan_D

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There's a thing I just read on British engines during World War 2 which was about Rolls Royce, who took the engine development of Whittles W.2B off Rover. They were producing it to produce 1800 lbs worth of thrust, after visiting America and realising that America were producing them at 4000lbs or more they came back and designed the Rolls Royce Nene engine from scratch which produced 5000lbs worth of thrust and it was the most powerful engine in the world.
The same engine was used in the MiG-15. And this engine was being designed in November 1941.

 

• Aug 6, 2004

• #266

NightHawk

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bronzewhaler82 said:

There were a suprising number of Jet aircraft developed during WW2, question is...which was the best?

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not to many to choos from but the me-262 was the most known plane and proberly the best.

 

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• Aug 6, 2004

• #267

plan_D

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There were many designs, if not many that saw service. And welcome to the site. 8)

 

• Aug 6, 2004

• #268

the lancaster kicks ass

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not to many to choos from but the me-262 was the most known plane and proberly the best.

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i think it's fair to say the meteor's it's only real compotition...................

 

• Aug 6, 2004

• #269

plan_D

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The Ar234 could be put in the running. It was a very effective Recon plane, and bomber.

 

• Aug 6, 2004

• #270

the lancaster kicks ass

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didn't do much though.................

 

• Aug 6, 2004

• #271

plan_D

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Except bomb stuff and do recon missions, it did more than the B-17. The B-17 just bombed stuff.

 

• Aug 6, 2004

• #272

the lancaster kicks ass

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what i mean is that it can't claim many achivements....................

 

• Aug 6, 2004

• #273

plan_D

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Remagen Bridge. Oh no, LG will waffle at me now.

 

• Aug 6, 2004

• #274

the lancaster kicks ass

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that's one, name one other famous achievment.................

 

• Aug 6, 2004

• #275

plan_D

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Flying over the D-Day beachhead on the 8th June 1944 without being spotted by the Allies. In fact, never being spotted by the Allies as a Recon plane.

 

• Aug 6, 2004

• #276

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

but the mossie can also claim that point................

 

• Aug 6, 2004

• #277

plan_D

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A) The Mosquito isn't a jet. B) No it can't. As the Germans knew about the Mosquito Recon plane, and even shot a few down. There are no Allied reports of Ar-234 making recon missions.

 

• Aug 6, 2004

• #278

the lancaster kicks ass

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but the mossie would have made raids that went undetected.......................

 

• Aug 6, 2004

• #279

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The B-17s fewl plenty of recon missions in the Pacific. And the B-17s certainly had more of an impact on the war than the Ar-234.

 

• Aug 6, 2004

• #280

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Me163 and Okha were both rocket planes.