Me 262 VS He-162 - Which one was better?

In the closing months of World War 2, Willy Messerschmitt issued a Statement against the production of the Heinkel He 162 'Volksjäger'. In this video I look at his reasons and then compare the two machines from a production standpoint.

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- Sources
Antony L. Kay, German Jet Engine and Gas Turbine Development 1930-45, Crowood: 2002

BArch, Willy Messerschmitt, Stellungsnahme zum Projekt ‘Volksjäger’, Oberammergau: Oktober 1944

Heinz J. Nowarra, Die Deutsche Luftrüstung 1933-1945, Bernard Greafe, : 1993

Hermione Giffard, Making Jet Engines in World War II, The University of Chicago Press: 2016

Richard Franks, The Heinkel He 162, Airframe Album No. 13: 2018

Willy Radinger u. Walter Schick, Me 262 – Entwickung, Erprobung und Fertigung des ersten einsatzfähigen Düsenjägers der Welt, 3. Auflage, Aviatic Verlag: 1996

- Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
00:10 - Source
00:50 - Business Interests?
02:27 - Willy Messerschmitt's Critique
04:18 - Why He 162?
06:06 - Airframes: Me 262
08:12 - Airframes: He 162
10:23 - Engines
10:55 - Engine: Jumo 004
12:13 - Engine: BMW 003
14:58 - Production: He 162 vs Me 262
19:38 - Questions & Outro

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