Messerschmitt ME-262A1 Swallow V08 3D model

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Introducing the Messerschmitt ME-262A1 Swallow V08, a fully textured jet fighter model packed with animatable features and intricate detailing. The meticulously crafted cockpit opens, while landing gear can retract into modeled bays. Flaps, elevators, and rudder are actuatable in animation, and the turbine's front blades animate realistically. This historical aircraft, the world's first operational jet fighter in combat, was developed before WWII and faced engine problems and production constraints. Despite these challenges, it saw service against Allied bombers in 1944, showcasing advanced technology but ultimately not changing the war's outcome. Captured at war's end by the British and Americans, the ME-262 informed future designs like the F-86. Download this model in nine formats today.