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Tamiya Schwalbe

There is one thing to be careful of on the Tamiya kit, which I got wrong when I used CA to attach the nose weight which is also part of the nose gear bay. It is supposed to be left loose as it is trapped securely by other parts. It was slightly off where I glued it and that resulted in a small gap on the sides.

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The is a Schwalbe replica flying in Germany.

Messerschmitt Me 262 jet at the BBMF | RAF Memorial Flight Club

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It would make a fine movie prop! I would enjoy watching it in German language as well.
 
I think they built 3 or 4 repros and at least one of them is a 2 seater. They used appropriate power modern jet engines in them, but otherwise they are supposed to be perfect replicas. Kind of like the FW190s that are flying these days.
 
Weight might be as problem with my P38 as Tamiya supply 3 large ball bearings but they sit in the engine and nose areas and i have filled 2 of those spaces with after market
 
Paul, I'm pretty sure the engines in the replica 262's are CJ-610's as used in the early Lear Jets. The earliest lowest powered CJ610-6 had 2,850 pounds thrust, about 1,000 more than the Jumo on its best day. They are hopefully limiting the thrust on the replicas.
 
The GE CJ610 is the civilian version of the military J85 that powers the the F-5/CF-116, T-38, CT-114 (no afterburner) and several other aircraft. In the Me262 replicas, the smaller CJ610 is built into a shell that matches the weight and C of G to that of the original Jumo engine and has no impact on the aircraft C of G. The shell has been built in such a way that when the cowls are opened it looks like there is a Jumo engine installed. At the maximum thrust point for a Jumo engine (1980 lbs) there is a detent. The CJ610 is still capable of reaching its maximum thrust of 2,850 lbs by pushing thru the detent against a spring if needed. Due to airframe design restrictions, maximum speed is limited to 500 mph. During wartime and post-war testing, the Me262 reached Mach.085, above which it generated an uncontrollable nose down pitch that would increase until the aircraft would disintegrate. The GE engine does increase the Me262's range to 1,100 miles.

Cheers,
RichB
 
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