Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the air superiority fighters category.
01 / Overview
Messerschmitt Me 262
Category
Country
Production
1944–1945
Quantity
1,430
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS · WORLD WAR II
16
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
35
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the air superiority fighters category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- First Flight1942
- Service Entry Year1944
- Crew1
- Primary RoleFighter aircraft and fighter-bomber
◈Powerplant5MOD.5
- Engine TypeJunkers Jumo 004B-1
- Engine ModelJunkers Jumo 004
- Number of Engines2
- Thrust (dry, each)8.8
- AfterburnerNo
▣Performance5MOD.5
- Top Speed870 km/h
- Top Speed (Mach)0.7 Mach
- Service Ceiling11,450 m
- Ferry Range1,050 km
- Rate of Climb20 m/s
◇Dimensions & Weights6MOD.6
- Wingspan12.6 m
- Height3.5 m
- Wing Area21.7
- Empty Weight3,795 kg
- Loaded Weight6,473 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight7,130 kg
◆Armament7MOD.7
- Weapons Payload1,000 kg
- Internal Gun4 × 30 mm MK 108 cannon (the A-2a had only two cannons)
- Internal Weapons BayNo
- Air-to-Air MissilesNo
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableNo
▤Avionics & Stealth1MOD.1
⬢Production1MOD.1
- Total Built1,430
▲Service History3MOD.3
- Retirement Year1951
- Production Start1944
- Production End1945
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1944Production started
- 1945Production ended
82
years in service
1
years in production
1,430
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 4 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
05 / Operators
Operator Countries6country
06 / MASS Score
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS RANKING Air Superiority Fighters · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
92AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS16WORLD WAR II · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS377GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS718PERFORMANCE/PRICE · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theAir Superiority Fighterscategory.
📚 Sources