Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jagdgeschwader_44
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Erich_Hartmann
gptkb:theorem
gptkb:boxing_match
gptkb:Messerschmitt_Me_262
swept wing
gptkbp:armament 4 × 30 mm MK 108 cannons
air-to-air
gptkbp:cockpit pressurized
gptkbp:combat_role interceptor
gptkbp:crew gptkb:musical
gptkbp:date 1938-1944
gptkbp:debut_year gptkb:1944
gptkbp:decommissioned 1960s
gptkbp:design gptkb:Willy_Messerschmitt
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Jumo_004
gptkbp:engine_type turbojet
gptkbp:famous_for speed and agility
gptkbp:features twin-engine
gptkbp:first_flight 1941-04-18
gptkbp:height 3.8 m
gptkbp:historical_significance first operational jet fighter in history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a
gptkbp:influence jet fighter design
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:1944
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:landing_gear tricycle gear
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war jet designs
gptkbp:length 8.5 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Messerschmitt
gptkbp:material gptkb:item
gptkbp:max_speed 540 km/h
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 4,000 kg
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Schwalbe
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkbp:number_built 1,400
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Jagdgeschwader_7
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:production_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:range 1,050 km
gptkbp:retired 1960s
gptkbp:retirement_year post-war treaties
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:roll_rate 20°/s
gptkbp:service_ceiling 10,000 m
gptkbp:services gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:speed 130 km/h
gptkbp:status historical aircraft
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Messerschmitt_Me_263
gptkbp:type gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Me_262_B-1a
gptkbp:weight 3,200 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 12.5 m