Best Jet of WW2?

[cheddar cheese]

then again, the germans had hundreds of planes that could have been great had development continued 8)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

na, a post war meteor would still beat a post war 262 easily, remember, some countries did use 262s after the war...................

 

[Lightning Guy]

The 262 was used after the war. But they were flying what was basically a wartime fighter. If the engines, armament, and avionics of the 262 had continued to have been developed, it would have remained superior to the Meteor.

 

[cheddar cheese]

yup 8)

 

[plan_D]

No, British engines were (and still are) the best in world, they would have beaten the 262 in the engine department, and that counts for a lot on the aircrafts performance.

 

[Lightning Guy]

I maybe wrong on this, but I was under the impression that post-war engine development of all the Allies (including the British) was heavily influenced by the examination of captured 262s.

 

[plan_D]

Of course they studied captured 262s and their engines but the British engines had more advantages than disadvantages to the German counter-parts. The main ideas gained off German technology was structure design, like swept back wings are much better for an aircraft at Mach 1.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

did you know the airframe of a spit could take the strain of mack 1.3 before breaking up, if you could power it to that speed.............

 

[plan_D]

Really? That's pretty good, but without specially designed props, prop aircraft cannot break the sound barrier.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i know, that's why i said if you could power it to that speed, and did you know you can't break the sound barrier if you're not making any sound............

 

[plan_D]

That seems sensible enough to me, how would you create the sonic boom if there was no sonic.

 

[brad]

nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111111111111111111 the meteor cos of its engins it would have reached 600 first

 

[brad]

wups tuck my finger of the shift key

 

[plan_D]

So what if it did? This better not be about the sound barrier because at any altitude the speed of sound isn't 600 mph. I think the Ta183 is the best designed in World War 2 because it became the Mig-15 and as much as American propaganda still claims they shot down 700+ the Sabre got at most 400+ combat kills, and that isn't all Migs.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111111111111111111 the meteor cos of its engins it would have reached 600 first

would have been the first? it was the first..............

 

[brad]

well sorry smart s**t

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

no need to get insulting.............

 

[brad]

sorry :fist:

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

that seems to loose all meaning with the little figure............

 

[plan_D]

He takes getting corrected well, doesn't he?