Origami Messerschmitt 262. Spurred by the success of the heinkel he 178, the world's first true jet which flew in august 1939, the german leadership pressed for the new technology to be put to military use. The messerschmitt me 262 jet aircraft was made possible through the development of jet turbine engines, primarily by bmw.
Serial production began in 1944 followed by introduction into service by erprobungskommando 262 test unit. Specifications manufacturer messerschmitt a.g type jet engined fighter length 10.6m (34ft 9in) span 12.6m (41ft 6in) height 3.5m (11ft 6in) maximum speed 900km/h (559mph) Only 957 production mk xivs were built.
