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Messerschmitt Me 262

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Summary

Messerschmitt Me 262 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,549 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Luftwaffe[3]
  • Manufacturer: Messerschmitt[4]
  • Developer: Messerschmitt[5]
  • Subclass of: land-based fighter monoplane[6], first-generation jet fighter[7], military monoplane with 2 engines[8], bomber[9]
  • Designed by: Willy Messerschmitt[10]
  • Commons category: Messerschmitt Me 262[11]
  • Country of origin: German Reich[12]
  • Powered by: Junkers Jumo 004[13]
  • First flight: July 18, 1942[14]
  • Service entry: 1944[15]
  • Service retirement: 1945[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Messerschmitt Me 262[17]
  • Commons gallery: Messerschmitt Me 262[18]
  • Total produced: 1433[19]
  • Described by source: Blue Paw Print[20]
  • Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[21]
  • Native label: Messerschmitt Me 262[22]
  • Length: 10.58 m[23]
  • Height: 3.83 m[24]
  • Wingspan: 12.5 m[25]
  • Vehicle range: 1050 km[26]
  • Maximum operating altitude: 11,450 m[27]

Why It Matters

Messerschmitt Me 262 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Weinbourg Willy Messerschmitt

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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