Messerschmitt Me 262

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World War II aircraft fighter-bomber aircraft jet fighter aircraft

The Messerschmitt Me 262 was a pioneering German World War II jet fighter and fighter-bomber, notable as the world’s first operational jet-powered combat aircraft.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form As subject As object
Me 262A-1a 0 2
Me 262A-2a 0 1
Me 262B-1a 0 1
Me 262B-2a 0 1
Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a 0 1
Messerschmitt Me 262 B-1a 0 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft →
fighter-bomber aircraft →
jet fighter aircraft →
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane →
twin-engine jet →
armament 4 × 30 mm MK 108 cannon →
R4M air-to-air rockets →
bombs →
capturedBy Soviet Union →
United Kingdom →
United States of America →
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany →
crew 1 →
designer Willy Messerschmitt →
engineType turbojet →
enteredService 1944 →
firstFlight 1941-04-18 →
firstOperationalUnit Erprobungskommando 262 →
GermanNickname Schwalbe →
Sturmvogel →
height 3.5 m →
inspiredDesignOf Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star →
surface form: Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 →
landingGear tricycle landing gear →
length 10.6 m →
manufacturer Bayerische Flugzeugwerke →
surface form: Messerschmitt AG
maximumSpeed approximately 540 mph →
approximately 870 km/h →
maximumTakeoffWeight approximately 7,130 kg →
NATOReportingName Stormbird →
notableAs world’s first operational jet-powered combat aircraft →
notableFeature swept wings at the leading edge →
numberBuilt approximately 1,400 →
numberOfEngines 2 →
operatedBy Luftwaffe →
powerplant Junkers Jumo 004 turbojet engine →
primaryRole interceptor →
productionPeriod 1944–1945 →
range approximately 1,050 km →
approximately 650 mi →
roleInHistory influenced postwar jet fighter development →
secondaryRole fighter-bomber →
serviceCeiling approximately 11,450 m →
approximately 37,600 ft →
usedInConflict World War II →
variant Messerschmitt Me 262 self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Me 262A-1a

Messerschmitt Me 262 self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Me 262A-2a

Messerschmitt Me 262 self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Me 262B-1a

Messerschmitt Me 262 self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Me 262B-2a
wingspan 12.6 m →

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Adolf Galland → aircraftFlown → Messerschmitt Me 262 →
Johannes Steinhoff → aircraftFlown → Messerschmitt Me 262 →
Erprobungskommando 262 → aircraftTested → Messerschmitt Me 262 →
this entity surface form: Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a
Erprobungskommando 262 → aircraftTested → Messerschmitt Me 262 →
this entity surface form: Messerschmitt Me 262 B-1a
Willy Messerschmitt → designed → Messerschmitt Me 262 →
Schwalbe → hasVariant → Messerschmitt Me 262 →
this entity surface form: Me 262A-1a
Erprobungskommando 262 → namedAfter → Messerschmitt Me 262 →
Willy Messerschmitt → notableWork → Messerschmitt Me 262 →
Erprobungskommando 262 → primaryAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 262 →
Schwalbe → refersTo → Messerschmitt Me 262 →
Luftwaffe → usedAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 262 →
MG 131 machine gun → usedOnAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 262 →
Defense of the Reich → usedWeapon → Messerschmitt Me 262 →
Messerschmitt Me 262 → variant → Messerschmitt Me 262 self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Me 262A-1a
Messerschmitt Me 262 → variant → Messerschmitt Me 262 self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Me 262A-2a
Messerschmitt Me 262 → variant → Messerschmitt Me 262 self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Me 262B-1a
Messerschmitt Me 262 → variant → Messerschmitt Me 262 self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Me 262B-2a