Specifications (Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a)
Data from Quest for Performance Original Messerschmitt documents
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 10.60 m (34 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 12.60 m (41 ft 6 in)
- Height: 3.50 m (11 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 21.7 m² (234 ft²)
- Empty weight: 3,795 kg (8,366 lb)
- Loaded weight: 6,473 kg (14,272 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 7,130 kg (15,720 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Junkers Jumo 004 B-1 turbojets, 8.8 kN (1,980 lbf) each
- Aspect ratio: 7.32
Performance
- Maximum speed: 900 km/h (559 mph)
- Range: 1,050 km (652 mi)
- Service ceiling: 11,450 m (37,565 ft)
- Rate of climb: 1,200 m/min (At max weight of 7,130 kg) (3,900 ft/min)
- Thrust/weight: 0.28
Armament
- Guns: 4 × 30 mm MK 108 cannons (A-2a: two cannons)
- Rockets: 24 × 55 mm (2.2 in) R4M rockets
- Bombs: 2 × 250 kg (550 lb) bombs or 2 × 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs (A-2a only)
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