Best Jet of WW2?

[bronzewhaler82]

There were a suprising number of Jet aircraft developed during WW2, question is...which was the best?

[GermansRGeniuses]

The Schwalbe of course. and the Ohka aint a jet its rocket propelled like the ME163 and it isnt reusable lol but for the matter they were developing a turbojet powered version which was never used (too late for service) which in my opinion would be a huge waste of engines but for the Jap jets you could say the Kikka or mandarin orange blossom which was a lightly modifed me262 with straight wings diff guns less armor and a wee bit more speed but it only became operational in the last week of the war so we can pretty much count out the japs in the jet department

[cheddar cheese]

i know the 262 will probably walk away with this, so ill be different and go for the arado

[the lancaster kicks ass]

the Ohka aint a jet its rocket propelled like the ME163

yeah, i don't hink them two should be there
and the metoer, while not the best, is my favourite

[kiwimac]

There was also the Heinkel 280 which first flew in 1941.

Origin: Ernest Heinkel
Type: Single-seat fighter
Engines: two 1,852lb (840kg) thrust Junkers Jumo 004A turbojets
Dimensions: Span 12m; Length 10.20m; Height 3.19m
Weights: Empty 7,386lb (3350kg); loaded 11,465lb (5200kg)
Performance: Maximum speed 508mph (817km/h); Range 382 Miles (615km)

This interesting fighter often goes unnoticed in the annals of flight, eclipsed by its more successful and glamorous brother the Me 262. The He 280 is however, a remarkable aircraft. It was the first jet combat aircraft, the first twin-jet aircraft and the first jet aircraft to go beyond prototype stage. The He 280 first flew under jet power on April 2, 1941 and eventually eight of these beautiful aircraft were built, but, even after a mock dogfight was arranged between the He 280 and a Fw 190, which the jet won easily, there was little interest in the jet. If the He 280 had ever reached combat, it was most likely to have been armed with three 20mm MG 151 cannons.

Source: http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/he280.html

Kiwimac

[cheddar cheese]

wow, that looks and sounds pretty cool you would think it'd be more widely recognised with a history like that

[nutter]

262 for me
did the Yokosuka Ohka ever fly in ww2?

[the lancaster kicks ass]

very few sucessfull flights, the problem was that their launch ships were often shot down before their launch

[bronzewhaler82]

I will admit ignorance on my part about the Jap Ohka 'jet' and it shouldn't really be on there BUT the Me163 was undoubably a jet fighter and it DID have some sucess so i still think that one should be up there

[Archer]

No, the Me163 was definately rocket propelled and not jet propelled.

[GermansRGeniuses]

about the me163... it was an interceptor not a fighter and like u said archer its completly rocket powered and he280 never entered service so thats y it isnt well known

[Hot Space]

The Arado Ar 234

Hot Space

[GermansRGeniuses]

yes that was a good one but i prefer schwalbe and not just cuz that wins by majority but because its very nice looking and goes very fast has four BIG ASS guns and twelve or twenty-four rockets and still kills stangs and b17s

[kiwimac]

Hey I like the HE 280. It was a better dogfighter than the 262 and potentially was available much earlier. God alone only knows why the Reich Air Ministry didn't want it.

Kiwimac

[nutter]

the me163 only got about 7 kills in ww2 compared to loads by the 262