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Messerschmitt Me 262B
in Detail
Undercarriage and interior details
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Main undercarriage unit seen from
the front. |
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This photo showing the main wheel
well gives some idea about its internal structure and the electrical
wiring present there. |
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More detail of the main wheel
well, this time looking towards the main leg pivot point with hydraulic
retraction jack visible to the right. |
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Close-up of the front
undercarriage leg. |
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...and the rear part of the
forward wheel well. |
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The forward cockpit of the
Johannesburg aircraft is in almost-original condition including all the
wear accumulated during the years of service and display. The leather seat
cushion is original, as are the seat belts. |
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Port side of the cockpit with a
few missing switches, and the control stick. |
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Instrument panel in almost
pristine condition! |
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The rear seat is also there,
followed by a massive fuel filler cap on the rear decking marked with the
usual yellow triangle. |
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Unfortunately the radar
electronics disappeared from the aircraft early during its career. Presumably
the radar was removed already before the flight trials in the UK to be
tested separately. What's left is the rack in front of the rear cockpit
which used to hold the FuG218 receiver and its CRT display. |
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