Messerschmitt Me 262
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The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel in fighter-bomber versions, is a fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber that was designed and produced by the German aircra
Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a late production model
Hans Guido Mutke's Me 262 A-1a/R7 on display at the Deutsches Museum in Munich
Me 262 cockpit
Me 262 A-1a on display at RAF Cosford.
Junkers Jumo 004
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The Junkers Jumo 004 was the world's first production turbojet engine in operational use, and the first successful axial compressor turbojet engine. Some 8,000 units were manufactured by Junkers in Ge
Messerschmitt Me 262
…higher claims have sometimes been made. The aircraft had reliability problems because of strategic materials shortages and design compromises with its Junkers Jumo 004 axial-flow turbojet engines. Late-war Allied attacks on fuel supplies also reduced the aircraft's readiness for combat and training sorties. Armament…
Cutaway example of a Junkers Jumo 004 jet engine at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
Frontal view of a Jumo 004 engine mounted in a nacelle on an Me 262 fighter, showing the starter pull-start handle in the center of the intake nose cone.
Riedel starter, with pull-start handle and cable
Sectioned Jumo 004 exhaust nozzle, showing the Zwiebel centrebody or plug