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The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German: "Swallow") in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: "Storm Bird") in fighter-bomber versions, is a fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber that was designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt.
The Messerschmitt Me 262 was the world's first operational jet fighter aircraft. The fighter variants were called Schwalbe (swallow), the fighter bomber variant Sturmvogel (petrel).
Thirteen pre-production aircraft had been built by April 1944 and the Me 262 went into production in May 1944. Initial production began as the Me 262A-1a which carried an armament of four nose-mounted 30 mm. Mk. 108 cannons and was powered by Jumo 004 B-1, B-2 or B-3 engines.
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The fuselage had a triangular cross-section and substantial fuel capacity to feed the thirsty engines. The aircraft fully retractable taildragger landing gear. In July 1940, the RLM ordered three prototypes, under the designation "Messerschmitt 262 (Me 262)", to be powered by BMW 003 engines.
The armament comprised of four Mk 108A 30mm cannons in the nose, while the Me 262A-1b version carried an additional 24 R4M 55mm unguided rockets under its wings. Although the Me 262 handled well at high speeds, it was sluggish and awkward at low speeds.
Developed from a 1938 design by the Messerschmitt company, the Me 262 Schwalbe was the world's first operational turbojet aircraft. First flown under jet power on July 18, 1942, it proved much faster than conventional airplanes.
