tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post8382206829816073905..comments2024-03-28T00:18:09.974-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Your Sunday Morning Jet NoiseComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-51685779433236752582016-01-10T20:28:18.013-05:002016-01-10T20:28:18.013-05:00That's definitely a replica. There are no flya...That's definitely a replica. There are no flyable originals in existence. The ME262 Project built one single seater, two dual-seaters, and two "convertible" aircraft. They do use J85s for power, installed inside castings of the original Jump engines. <br /><br />Here's the project's FAQ page: <a href="http://www.stormbirds.com/project/general/FAQ.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.stormbirds.com/project/general/FAQ.htm#q7</a>Mark Rossmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357616311224328501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-16386380757824378862016-01-10T17:44:46.241-05:002016-01-10T17:44:46.241-05:00The Fort Worth project used a pylon ME-262 to take...The Fort Worth project used a pylon ME-262 to take measurements and study the construction, I believe. They took it to pieces and restored it, getting the construction information they needed that way.CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-37422737463009383022016-01-10T10:01:10.966-05:002016-01-10T10:01:10.966-05:00Yeah, I remember a replica project quite a while a...Yeah, I remember a replica project quite a while ago -- maybe that one, maybe not. Their literature said they had so many original drawings that it was not so much a replica as a resumption of production. I think it had J85's for power.<br /><br />Their test pilot claimed it flew "just like a faster Mustang".Deadstickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484321108126882385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-25716553572473594782016-01-10T08:58:53.198-05:002016-01-10T08:58:53.198-05:00I don't know of a flyable original. I know th...I don't know of a flyable original. I know that some sources say that Paul Allen's collection has one they are trying to restore, but I can't find a reference to it on his collection's website. They started this replica thing over at Meachum Airport in Fort Worth, made the news here for a few years.CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.com