17.04.2010, 16:52
ACE-OF-ACES Wrote:If we are to belive the Germans were SO FAR AHEAD of the rest jet wise with their Me262 and thier He162
Why not refine those instead of making a totally new jet?
Others were fiddling with prototypes while 262 was in full production (without that "blitz bomber" episode production would start a full year earlier,'43)...and He162 was scheduled for refinement (forward swept wings and other stuff)
ACE-OF-ACES Wrote:Reason is the Germans knew the Britts and Americans allready had much better jets
Meteor and YP80?Galland had experience with Meteor's in Argentina,and he said that 262 was better.I can't say anything about YP80 because I didn't read much about them.
Murph Wrote:Ro, if they built about 1200 262s (airframes, not engines) and 170 162s that totals 1370. How could Galland get 2000 planes from that?
Galland had collected enough gasoline for piston fighters to put 2000 planes in air at the same time (~end of '44).Plan was,next time bomber formations came,these 2000 planes will deal with them and the escorts..and hopefully inflict such heavy casualties that Americans would rethink their bombing campaign.