@wagn36507 Fun fact: With a tail wheel, the ME-262 was so tail-heavy Wendel had to tap the brakes on the takeoff roll to get the tail into the air so he could build up enough airspeed to get the plane into the air. This was why the production models were switched to a nose wheel.
@CptAllenHistory I took his class in communist theory as an undergraduate at Georgetown. I would say he wasnโt the greatest teacher of theory. But everyone knew his background so we were in awe of him.