The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (German
"Swallow") was the world's first operational
jet-powered fighter. It was mass-produced in
World War II and saw action from late summer
of 1944 in bomber/reconnaissance and
fighter/interceptor roles. Officially named
Schwalbe, because the swallow is one of the
fastest birds known when going into a dive to
capture and eat an airborne insect, German
pilots nicknamed it the Turbo, while the
Allies called it the Stormbird. While the Me
262 had a negligible impact on the course of
the war, shooting down an estimated 150
Allied aircraft for the loss of 100 Me 262s,
it was well-known and highly influential on
post-war aircraft development. Tags :MesserschmittMe-262videoSchwalbeWWIILuftwaffeTvDocumental
Caps is a short movie "where one goofy
character spoils an old tradition, but brings
the warmth and the color back into the
world." This animation is part of the trailer
for the Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart
2006, that is a series of short films
produced by Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
as an opening for the screening films. The
same thing done by Gobelins for Annecy: check
Cocotte minute. Tags :animationcapsMayerhoferLocherSchwalbeGrien