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Origin: Messerschmitt
Models: See Variants Section
Type: Fighter aircraft and fighter-bomberr
Crew: 1
First flight:

• Piston Engine: July 1, 1943.
• Jet Engine: July 18, 1942.

Service Introduction: April 1944
Number built: 1,430

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Powerplant:

• Model: Junkers Jumo 004B-1
• Type: Turbojet
• Number: 2

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Dimensions:

• Length: 10.6 m (34 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 12.6 m (41 ft 4 in)
• Height: 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 21.7 sq m (234 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 7.32

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Weights:

• Empty weight: 3,795 kg (8,367 lb)
• Gross weight: 6,473 kg (14,271 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 7,130 kg (15,719 lb)

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Performance

• Maximum speed: 900 km (560 mph, 490 kn)
• Range: 1,050 km (650 mi, 570 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 11,450 m (37,570 ft)
• Rate of climb: 20 m/s (3,900 ft/min) at max weight of 7,130 kg (15,720 lb)
• Thrust/weight: 0.28

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Armament

• Guns: 4 × 30 mm MK 108 cannon (the A-2a had only two cannons)
• Rockets: 24 × 55 mm (2.2 in) R4M rockets
• Bombs: 2 × 250 kg (550 lb) bombs or 2 × 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs (A-2a variant)

Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London
Wikipedia - ME 262