Messerschmitt Me 262

E14121

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.

All labels observed (13)

How this entity was disambiguated

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
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 P-80 Shooting Star
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
landingGear tricycle landing gear
length 10.6 m
manufacturer 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 Me 262A-1a
Me 262A-2a
Me 262B-1a
Me 262B-2a
wingspan 12.6 m

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (36)

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

Luftwaffe usedAircraft Messerschmitt Me 262
Defense of the Reich usedWeapon Messerschmitt Me 262
Messerschmitt Me 262 variant Me 262A-1a
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Messerschmitt Me 262 variant Me 262A-2a
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Messerschmitt Me 262 variant Me 262B-1a
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Messerschmitt Me 262 variant Me 262B-2a
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Adolf Galland aircraftFlown Messerschmitt Me 262
Johannes Steinhoff aircraftFlown Messerschmitt Me 262
Willy Messerschmitt notableWork Messerschmitt Me 262
Willy Messerschmitt designed Messerschmitt Me 262
MG 131 machine gun usedOnAircraft Messerschmitt Me 262
Erprobungskommando 262 primaryAircraft Messerschmitt Me 262
Erprobungskommando 262 aircraftTested Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Erprobungskommando 262 aircraftTested Messerschmitt Me 262 B-1a
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Erprobungskommando 262 namedAfter Messerschmitt Me 262
Schwalbe refersTo Messerschmitt Me 262
Schwalbe hasVariant Me 262A-1a
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Schwalbe hasVariant Me 262A-2a
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Junkers Jumo 004 poweredAircraft Messerschmitt Me 262
Stormbird refersTo Messerschmitt Me 262
Stormbird alsoKnownAs Me 262
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Sturmvogel appliesToAircraft Messerschmitt Me 262
Sturmvogel basedOn Messerschmitt Me 262 airframe
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Jagdverband 44 aircraftOperated Messerschmitt Me 262
Jagdverband 44 equipment Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Messerschmitt notableProduct Messerschmitt Me 262
Messerschmitt P.1101 relatedTo Messerschmitt Me 262
subject linked to: Messerschmitt P.1101 concept
Jagdgeschwader 7 "Nowotny" operatedAircraft Messerschmitt Me 262
Jagdgeschwader 7 "Nowotny" aircraftModel Messerschmitt Me 262A
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Jagdgeschwader 7 "Nowotny" equipment Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Heinkel He 280 programCancelledInFavorOf Messerschmitt Me 262
Luftwaffe aircraft design community designed Messerschmitt Me 262
BMW aircraft engine division usedIn Messerschmitt Me 262 (early prototypes with BMW 003)
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Jagdgeschwader 7 operatedAircraft Messerschmitt Me 262
Jagdgeschwader 7 aircraftModel Messerschmitt Me 262 A
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262