{"product_id":"me-262-b-1a-u1","title":"Me 262 B-1a\/U1","description":"\u003cp\u003eHobby Boss 1:48\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eMesserschmitt Me 262\u003c\/b\u003e, nicknamed \u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchwalbe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (German for \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swallow\" title=\"Swallow\"\u003eSwallow\u003c\/a\u003e\") in fighter versions, or \u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSturmvogel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (\"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Procellariidae\" title=\"Procellariidae\"\u003eStorm Bird\u003c\/a\u003e\") in fighter-bomber versions, is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fighter_aircraft\" title=\"Fighter aircraft\"\u003efighter aircraft\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fighter-bomber\" title=\"Fighter-bomber\"\u003efighter-bomber\u003c\/a\u003e that was designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Messerschmitt\" title=\"Messerschmitt\"\u003eMesserschmitt\u003c\/a\u003e. It was the world's first operational \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jet_aircraft\" title=\"Jet aircraft\"\u003ejet-powered\u003c\/a\u003e fighter aircraft and one of two jet fighter aircraft types to see air-to-air combat in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e, the other being the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heinkel_He_162_Volksj%C3%A4ger\" title=\"Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger\"\u003eHeinkel He 162\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Messerschmitt_Me_262#cite_note-5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e5\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Messerschmitt_Me_262#cite_note-6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e6\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design of what would become the Me 262 started in April 1939, before World War II. It made its \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maiden_flight\" title=\"Maiden flight\"\u003emaiden flight\u003c\/a\u003e on 18 April 1941 with a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reciprocating_engine\" title=\"Reciprocating engine\"\u003episton engine\u003c\/a\u003e, and its first jet-powered flight on 18 July 1942. Progress was delayed by problems with engines, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metallurgy\" title=\"Metallurgy\"\u003emetallurgy\u003c\/a\u003e, and interference from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luftwaffe\" title=\"Luftwaffe\"\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/a\u003e chief \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hermann_G%C3%B6ring\" title=\"Hermann Göring\"\u003eHermann Göring\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolf_Hitler\" title=\"Adolf Hitler\"\u003eAdolf Hitler\u003c\/a\u003e. The German leader demanded that the Me 262, conceived as a defensive interceptor, be redesigned as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ground-attack_aircraft\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Ground-attack aircraft\"\u003eground-attack\u003c\/a\u003e\/\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bomber\" title=\"Bomber\"\u003ebomber\u003c\/a\u003e aircraft. The aircraft became operational with the Luftwaffe in mid-1944. The Me 262 was faster and more heavily armed than any \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allies_of_World_War_II\" title=\"Allies of World War II\"\u003eAllied\u003c\/a\u003e fighter, including the British jet-powered \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gloster_Meteor\" title=\"Gloster Meteor\"\u003eGloster Meteor\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGunston1988240_7-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The Allies countered by attacking the aircraft on the ground and during takeoff and landing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMe 262 B-1a\/U1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMe 262 B-1a trainers converted into provisional \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Night_fighter\" title=\"Night fighter\"\u003enight fighters\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neptun_(radar)\" title=\"Neptun (radar)\"\u003eFuG 218 \u003ci\u003eNeptun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e radar, with \u003ci\u003eHirschgeweih\u003c\/i\u003e (eng:antler) eight-dipole antenna array.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.redd.it\/hobbyboss-1-48-me262b-1a-u1-v0-5wn7xcsgov2b1.jpg?width=3845\u0026amp;format=pjpg\u0026amp;auto=webp\u0026amp;s=2da03c0eb97a89ae4c8fe19ce4852e4081e52bdf\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Hobbyboss 1\/48 Me262B-1a\/U1 : r\/modelmakers\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Boss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58223185625472,"sku":"80837","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/HB80379.jpg?v=1780831982","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/me-262-b-1a-u1","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}