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Published: 2007-12-28 19:16:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 888; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 42
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I got this replica blueprint a few months ago and my mom had it framed soon after. It is a blueprint of a Messerschmitt Me 262 "Schwalbe" printed from microfiche. It is about 2ft by 3ft.One of the cool things about it is that in the lower right hand corner is says that the blueprint is classified.
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What would I do to have such beautifull thing in ma room
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whoa! the very FIRST OPERATIONAL TURBOJET fighter!
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Tis very odd, something with so much mass has the ability to fly. This comes to my mind when ever I see a plane. defenetly those jumbo jets.
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Well, the military has made rocks like the C-130 fly and other like the F-4 fly faster than sound.
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I know, that's what impresses me.
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Throw enough money at it and it will fly.
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That makes no sence, but it was funny, and witty.
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The 262 you saw in the magazine was one of five built with Messerschmidt's blessing. They used the engines from Lear Jets for power. They actually handle pretty well. The planes were reverse engineered from some existing examples. One comment made was that now that they had good engines, they could see what the planes could really do. They were given sequential serial numbers and are considered new production aircraft.
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That is sweet, I didn't know that.
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I heard about it when I was a museum volunteer.
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Cool. The nearest aviation museum is in Huntsville.
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There's also one out in Reading, PA, about an hour from here. They've got a P-61 they're restoring.
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Oh, that is so not fair! Why are there no places like that down here???
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It was started by the guy who used to own the airport. He died in a plane crash (he crashed his F-86) and the volunteers took over. It's still there but if the state has its way and ups their rent, it won't be.
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That is terrible.... We need more independent museums.
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It has to do with the state taking over the airport where the museum is located. They're trying to work something out.
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I hope they get to keep it.
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It's still up in the air. There's a lot of local support so maybe something will be worked out.
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I will keep my fingers crossed.
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You know they've got one of these things flying here now right? New engines and all that jazz. I believe it's up in Washington state somewhere.
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Sweet! I wish I could see it.
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It was in one of the warbird magazines, don't get me to lying about which one. Ya might be able to google video of the test flights. They made 'em start off the test flights with the gear down, just in case.
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I think I've seen the pics of the test flight. I got annoyed with the fact the dear was down.... now I know.
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Yeah it was a safety thing. It helps keep the pilot from pushing the plane too hard before they know it'll handle it. It also gives the pilot a good idea of the lower speed handling characteristics.
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I bet it was an eye opener. Those thing probably handle nasty at low speeds.
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Just imagine if they got a Blitz bomber... that one is hard too.
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From what I understand, the Salamander wasn't an easy one either.
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I may have to give some of the Russian birds a go. I had to cut off the spin & stall to fly the Aircobra. I kept snapping into a spin & couldn't get out of it. My fault for trying to horse the plane into too tight of a turn I think.
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My expirience with the He 162 comes from Il-2, so I have no idea.
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Except for a couple rounds with the 262 and the YP-80, I never fly the jets. Usually it's the B-25 or the 109 that I fly the most.
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For me it is the Ta 183 and MiG 9, as far as prop planes it is the Seafire, LaGG 3, and the 109.
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