Me 262 flight photos

Reich Ruin · Post by **Reich Ruin** » 13 Jun 2004 00:03

It is very easy to find photographs of the Me 262 "Shcwalbe" on the ground but what about in flight ? I only have seen one in flight photo of the Me 262. Is there more than one ?

My main curiosity is that in other images of the 262 and other early jet aircraft you can see the exhaust come out of the engines. You know... the fire cone flowing out of the engine . I have seen this happen in modern day jet aircraft but not the early ones ( 1940-1965 ) . Also what's up with the fire exhaust anyway ? Sometime's it looks orange like or sometimes even blue ! Which shows that the jet exhaust is very hot but I thought that jet engines are simply fuel powered turbines that control the airflow or jet stream from the air intake allowing greater speeds then a piston engine. I would also like somebody to clear up the main workings of a jet engine as well since I have always been a little confused on the subject...

bryson109 · Post by **bryson109** » 13 Jun 2004 01:16

Because the Me 262 was introduced late in the war "real" in flight photos are rare. I have Me 262 vol. 3 by Smith and Creek. I'll check to see if there are any in flight photos, other than the commonly published one for propaganda and/or training purposes.

gewehrdork · Post by **gewehrdork** » 13 Jun 2004 04:21

I have seen a couple grainy gun camera images of M262's as they were being fired on by US fighters.

K-9 · Post by **K-9** » 13 Jun 2004 09:28

Reich Ruin wrote: I would also like somebody to clear up the main workings of a jet engine as well since I have always been a little confused on the subject...

The three most common types of jet engines are the turbojet, turboprop, and turbofan. Air entering a turbojet engine is compressed and passed into a combustion chamber to be oxidized. Energy produced by the burning fuel spins the turbine that drives the compressor, creating an effective power cycle. Turboprop engines are driven almost entirely by a propeller mounted in front of the engine, deriving only 10 percent of their thrust from the exhaust jet. Turbofans combine the hot air jet with bypassed air from a fan, also driven by the turbine. The use of bypass air creates a quieter engine with greater boost at low speeds, making it a popular choice for commercial airplanes.

from Encarta Encyclopedia

John22 · Post by **John22** » 13 Jun 2004 15:01

Flight Me262

Reich Ruin · Post by **Reich Ruin** » 14 Jun 2004 16:05

Ah thank you for the replies ! I was curious because I found a flight photo which was probably from the propaganda leaflet mentioned early and their is no exhaist stream from the engines. Either the 262 is going really slow for the picture or it's not of a 262 in flight ( though I doubt it !

) I have also seen other jet aircraft from the early days like the P-80 or the Gloaster Meteor that doesen't have engine exhaust or a flame coming out the backend ( no dirty thoughts

) of the engine unless those jets are going slow for the camera as well.

Uninen · Post by **Uninen** » 14 Jun 2004 17:52

Afterburner is the thing that your looking for with this "fire" / "flame"..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterburner_(engine)

On a jet engine with an afterburner, the engine exhaust tubing is extended and contains extra fuel injector nozzles. This section is the afterburner. When the fuel is turned on, it ignites immediately due to high heat. This combustion results in a very large release of hot exhaust, which expands and produces extra engine thrust.

Basicly they inject fuel to the exhaust. But i guess that is already covered in that quote..

And so we get the "flame" or "fire".

Topspeed · Post by **Topspeed** » 16 Aug 2004 17:14

This has to be here :

Erich · Post by **Erich** » 17 Aug 2004 01:50

you guyz have basically posted what will be seen, either under propaganda auspices/purposes or under the guns of Allied fighters and the occassional pic from the waist position of a US bomber as the jet is flying through formation.

As the jets especially of Jg 7 flew in stafel strenght to attack the rear of bombers they did not have time to lolly-gag as they were watching above and to the sides for US P-51's until time to attack in 3's against the bomber pulks.

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MAX_theHitMan · Post by **MAX_theHitMan** » 17 Aug 2004 02:44

I might have a few in my files, lemme check...

Cantankerous · Post by **Cantankerous** » 15 Sep 2023 22:04

I found this photo taken of an Me 262 in flight by a gun camera from a USAAF gun camera.

Me_262_8th_AF_gun_camera_footage_2.jpg

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