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Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet

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TO LAUNCH: Retract gear, throttle up to full, and wait for engine to suffiecently rev up, action group 1 to fire. Action group 2 for lights.

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The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, designed by Alexander Lippisch, was a German rocket-powered fighter aircraft. It is the only rocket-powered fighter aircraft ever to have been operational. Its design was revolutionary, and had performance unrivaled at the time. German test pilot Heini Dittmar in early July 1944 reached 1,130 km/h (700 mph), an unofficial flight airspeed record unmatched by turbojet-powered aircraft for almost a decade. Over 300 aircraft were built, but the Komet proved ineffective in its dedicated role as an interceptor aircraft and was responsible for the destruction of only about nine Allied aircraft.[2] (Sixteen air victories for 10 losses, according to other sources.)[3]

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 32.8ft (10.0m)
  • Length 137.8ft (42.0m)
  • Height 32.1ft (9.8m)
  • Empty Weight 17,064lbs (7,740kg)
  • Loaded Weight 22,748lbs (10,318kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.148
  • Wing Loading 125.7lbs/ft2 (613.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 181.0ft2 (16.8m2)
  • Drag Points 27332

Parts

  • Number of Parts 123
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 415