ME-262 Z "Beowulf"

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There are numerous websites online that showcase hypothetical German war machines that would have been deployed if World War II had continued beyond 1946. These speculative designs often originate from seized drawings and blueprints at the war's end, while others were near completion. The ME-262 was already a combat-effective jet fighter when it entered service. Immediately following its deployment, the Germans began developing mission-specific variants. One such hypothetical variant is the ME-262 Z, affectionately dubbed "Beowulf" in online forums. This proposed design would have been a high-altitude interceptor with twin nacelles. However, information on this concept is scarce, and I couldn't verify if it progressed beyond theoretical development. My design features a three-engine variation of the ME-262, complete with two cockpits for the pilot and a separate station for a weapons officer. The base model used for my design is the ME-262 at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2814445, which has been cut into sections to optimize printability while maintaining the original detail.