Messerschmitt Me 262 simplified cnc/laser

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The Messerschmitt Me-262 was the first jet-engine aircraft to be mass-produced. At its time, it held the record for speed.\nMy build involved using a desktop CNC machine from Stepcraft to cut 6 mm beech plywood with a spiral-toothed 1.2 mm flute. The parts were then assembled and sanded, resulting in a great model for boys of various ages.\nA laser cutter could potentially serve as an alternative tool for creating smaller versions.\nFor more designs, visit https://www.zenziwerken.de/en/Spielsachen/Flugzeugmodelle.\nNote that the OBJ file is intended solely for validating the construction and viewing in a browser.\nHow I Designed This\nI took 3-view drawings from Wikipedia to avoid tracing, then used Illustrator to define the main features of the aircraft. The slots were achieved through trial and error. Before building, I conducted a 3D validation in SketchUp. Next, I arranged the parts as closely as possible for efficient production on a CNC router.