Editing Messerschmitt Me 262 (section)

==Variants==
{{Main|Messerschmitt Me 262 variants}}
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[[File:Messerschmitt Me 262 variants (1).png|thumb|Me 262 variants]]
''Note:-'' U = ''Umrüst-Bausatz'' – conversion kit installed at factory level, denoted as a suffix in the form '''/U''n'''''.<ref name=Parsch>{{cite web |last1 = Parsch |first1 = Andreas |title = German Military Aircraft Designations (1933–1945) |url = http://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/germany.html |website = www.designation-systems.net |access-date = 14 July 2014}}</ref>
; Me 262 A-0
: Pre-production aircraft fitted with two [[Jumo 004B]] turbojet engines, 23 built.
; Me 262 A-1a "''Schwalbe''"
: Primary production version, usable as both fighter (interceptor) and fighter-bomber.{{sfn|Ford|2013|p=224}}
; Me 262 A-1a/U1
: Single prototype with a total of six nose mounted guns, two {{convert|20|mm|in|abbr=on|3}} [[MG 151/20 cannon]], two {{convert|30|mm|in|abbr=on|3}} [[MK 103 cannon]], and two {{convert|30|mm|in|abbr=on|3}} [[MK 108 cannon]].{{sfn|Ford|2013|p=224}}
; Me 262 A-1a/U2
: Single prototype with [[FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN-2]] 90&nbsp;MHz [[radar transceiver]] and ''Hirschgeweih'' (stag's antlers) antenna array, for trials as a night-fighter.{{sfn|Ford|2013|p=224}}
; Me 262 A-1a/U3
: Reconnaissance version modified in small numbers, with [[Rb 20/30]]<ref name=airrecce>{{cite web |title = Luftwaffe Reconnaissance Camera Systems |url = http://www.airrecce.co.uk/cameras/Luftwaffe_ww2_cameras.html |website = www.airrecce.co.uk |access-date = 14 July 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140527132317/http://airrecce.co.uk/cameras/Luftwaffe_ww2_cameras.html |archive-date = 27 May 2014}}</ref> cameras mounted in the nose or alternatively one [[Rb 20/20]]<ref name=airrecce/> and one [[Rb 75/30]]<ref name=airrecce/> (Rb – ''Reihenbildner'' – series-picture, topographic camera). Some retained one {{convert|30|mm|in|abbr=on|3}} MK 108 cannon, but most were unarmed.
; Me 262 A-1a/U4
: Bomber destroyer version, two prototypes with an adapted {{convert|50|mm|in|abbr=on|3}} [[MK 214A cannon|MK 214]] (intended armament) or [[BK 5 cannon|BK 5]] (test ordnance only) anti-tank gun in the nose.{{sfn|Ford|2013|p=224}}
; Me 262 A-1a/U5
: Heavy jet fighter with six {{convert|30|mm|in|abbr=on|3}} MK 108 cannon in the nose.{{sfn|Ford|2013|p=224}}
; Me 262 A-1b
: Trio of A-1a evaluation versions, starting with ''Werknummer'' 170 078, re-engined with two [[BMW 003|BMW 003A]] turbojets in place of the Jumo 004s, maximum speed {{convert|800|km/h|mph kn|abbr=on}}.{{sfn|Smith|Creek|1982|pp=143–144, 146–147 }}
; Me 262 A-2a "Sturmvogel"
: Definitive bomber version retaining only the two lower {{convert|30|mm|in|abbr=on|3}} MK 108 cannon.{{sfn|Ford|2013|p=224}}
; Me 262 A-2a/U1
: Single prototype with advanced [[bombsight]].
; Me 262 A-2a/U2
: Two prototypes with glazed nose for accommodating a [[Bombardier (air force)|bombardier]].{{sfn|Ford|2013|p=224}}
; Me 262 A-3a
: Proposed ground-attack version.
; Me 262 A-4a
: Reconnaissance version.
; Me 262 A-5a
: Definitive reconnaissance version used in small numbers at end of the war.{{sfn|Ford|2013|p=224}}
; Me 262 B-1a
: Two-seat trainer.{{sfn|Ford|2013|p=224}}
; Me 262 B-1a/U1
: Me 262 B-1a trainers converted into provisional [[night fighter]]s, [[Neptun (radar)|FuG 218 ''Neptun'']] radar, with ''Hirschgeweih'' (eng:antler) eight-dipole antenna array.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}
; Me 262 B-2
: Proposed night fighter version with stretched fuselage.
; Me 262C
: Proposed development prototypes in four differing designs, meant to augment or replace the Jumo 004 jets with liquid-fueled rocket propulsion, as the "Home Protector" (''Heimatschützer'') series.
; Me 262 C-1a
: Single prototype [made from Me 262A ''Werknummer'' 130 186] of rocket-boosted interceptor (''Heimatschützer'' I) with [[Walter HWK 109-509]] liquid-fuelled rocket in the tail, first flown with combined jet/rocket power on 27 February 1945.<ref>{{cite web |last = Reddin |first = Shamus |url = http://www.walter-rockets.i12.com/ato/me262i.htm |title = Me.262 Heimatschützer I. The Walter 109-509.S1 Assisted Take-Off Unit |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090427104635/http://www.walter-rockets.i12.com/ato/me262i.htm |archive-date = 27 April 2009 |publisher = Walter Website |date = 27 April 2009 |access-date = 10 August 2013}}</ref>
; Me 262 C-2b
: Single prototype [made from Me 262A ''Werknummer'' 170 074] of rocket-boosted interceptor (''Heimatschützer'' II) with two [[BMW 003R]] "combined" powerplants (BMW 003 turbojet, with a single {{convert|2200|lbf|kN|abbr=on|order=flip}} thrust [[BMW 109-718]] liquid-fuelled rocket engine mounted atop the rear of each jet exhaust) for boosted thrust, only flown once with combined jet/rocket power on 26 March 1945.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.xs4all.nl/~jqmgrdyk/jetpower/Me-262-bwm003r.mpg |title = Video of BMW 718 rocket engine test firing on this aircraft |publisher = German Jet Power |date = 1 August 2013 |access-date = 10 August 2013}}</ref>
;Me 262 C-3
: ''Heimatschützer III'' – proposed version with Jumo 004 turbojet engines replaced with [[Walter HWK RII-211]] Liquid-fuelled rocket engines.{{sfn|Baker|1997|p={{page needed|date=October 2022}}}}
; Me 262 C-3a
: ''Heimatschützer IV'' - a rocket-boosted interceptor with a Walter HWK 109-509S-2 rocket motor housed in a permanent belly pack. Prototypes and initial production aircraft were captured before completion.<ref>{{cite web |last = Reddin |first = Shamus |url = http://www.walter-rockets.i12.com/ato/me262iv.htm |title = Me.262 Heimatschützer IV. The Walter 109-509.S2 Assisted Take-Off Unit |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090427104641/http://www.walter-rockets.i12.com/ato/me262iv.htm |archive-date = 27 April 2009 |publisher = Walter Website |date = 27 April 2009 |access-date = 10 August 2013}}</ref>
; Me 262 D-1
: Proposed variant to carry ''[[Jagdfaust]]'' mortars.
; Me 262 E-1
: Proposed variant based on A-1a/U4 with a {{convert|50|mm|in|abbr=on|3}} [[MK 114 cannon]].{{sfn|Green|2016|p={{page needed|date=October 2022}}}}
; Me 262 E-2
: Proposed rocket-armed variant carrying up to 48 × [[R4M]] rockets.
; Me 262 HG-I
: "Hohe Geschwindigkeit" or "High Speed" variant, modified A-1a with new "racing" style cockpit and additional pieces were added to wing roots at the front.<ref name="ReferenceB">Luftwaffe Secret Projects Fighters 1939–1945 by Walter Schick, Ingolf Meyer, Elke Weal, John Weal</ref>{{sfn|Radinger|Schick|2004|p={{page needed|date=October 2022}}}}{{sfn|Schick|Meyer|1997|p=85}}
; Me 262 HG-II
: Second "High Speed" variant, more heavily modified A-1a with "racing" style cockpit and wings swept at 35-degree angle and engine nacelles were moved closer to fuselage. A new butterfly V-shaped tail was tested but was too unstable in wind tunnel tests, so normal tail was kept.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>{{sfn|Radinger|Schick|2004|p={{page needed|date=October 2022}}}}{{sfn|Schick|Meyer|1997|p=85}}
; Me 262 HG-III
: Proposed Third "High Speed" variant, only progressed to wind tunnel model stage. This was the last and the pinnacle of the Me 262 aerodynamical possibility, which would have been built from the ground up as a new Me 262 instead of modifying older ones. In the Me 262 HG-III, its wings were swept at 45 degrees, it also had the "racing" style cockpit, but the largest change was the moving of the engine nacelles right into the fuselage side and changing the engines to the more powerful [[Heinkel HeS 011]] engines.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>{{sfn|Radinger|Schick|2004|p={{page needed|date=October 2022}}}}{{sfn|Schick|Meyer|1997|p=85}}
; Me 262 S
: Zero-series model for Me 262 A-1a
; Me 262 W-1
: Provisional designation for Me 262 with 2x {{convert|2.7|kN|lbf|abbr=on}} [[Argus As 014]] [[pulse jet engine]]s
; Me 262 W-3
: Provisional designation for Me 262 with 2x {{convert|1102|lbf|kN|abbr=on|2|order=flip}} "square-intake" [[Argus As 044]] [[pulse jet engine]]s
; Me 262 Lorin
: Provisional designation for Me 262 with 2x ''Lorin'' [[ramjet]] booster engines in "over-wing" mounts, one above each of the Jumo turbojet nacelles.

===Rüstsätze (field modification kits)===
[[Rüstsatz|Rüstsätze]] may be applied to various sub-types of their respective aircraft type, denoted as a suffix in the form '''/R''n'''''.
Data from: Messerschmitt Me 262A Schwalbe<ref name=Parsch/>{{sfn|Peçzkowski|2002|p=24}}
:'''/R1''': Underfuselage pylon for {{convert|500|L|impgal USgal|abbr=on|1}} external fuel tank.
:'''/R2''': Ratog installation for two [[Rheinmetall 109-502]] solid rocket engines.
:'''/R3''': BMW 003R rocket boosted turbojet installation.
:'''/R4''': Installation of the [[FuG 350 Zc Naxos]] radar warning receiver / detector.
:'''/R5''': The standard 4x {{convert|30|mm|in|abbr=on|3}} [[MK 108]] cannon installation.
:'''/R6''': Jabo (JagdBomber) equipment, such as bombsights and bomb racks.
:'''/R7''': Underwing installation of 12x [[R4M]] rockets carried on wooden racks.
:'''/R8''': [[R110BS]] Air to air rocket installation.
:'''/R9''': [[Ruhrstahl Ru 344 X-4]] air-to-air missile installation.

===Postwar variants===
; Avia S-92
: Czech-built Me 262 A-1a (fighter)<ref>{{cite web |url = http://tanks45.tripod.com/Jets45/Histories/Avia-S_92/Avia-S_92.htm |title = Avia-S 92 photo and technical data |publisher = tanks45.tripod.com |access-date = 19 May 2011}}</ref>
; Avia CS-92
: Czech-built Me 262 B-1a (fighter trainer, two seats)

===Reproductions===
A series of reproductions was constructed by American company Legend Flyers (later Me 262 Project) of [[Everett, Washington]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.stormbirds.com/project/general/introduction.htm |title = Introduction: Returning the World's First Fighting Jet to the Skies |publisher = Me 262 Project |access-date = 11 April 2010}}</ref> The Jumo 004 engines of the original are replaced by more reliable [[General Electric CJ610]] engines. The first Me 262 reproduction (a two-seater) took off for the first time in December 2002 and the second one in August 2005. This one was delivered to the Messerschmitt Foundation and was presented at the ILA airshow in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.stormbirds.com/project/general/profiles.htm |title = Stormbirds |publisher = Me 262 Project |access-date = 11 April 2010}}</ref>

:'''A-1c''': American privately built, based on A-1a configuration.
:'''B-1c''': American privately built, based on B-1a configuration.
:'''A/B-1c''': American privately built, convertible between A-1c and B-1c configuration.