Please upvote! Histort of the ME-163 KOMETThe 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 the Me 163 was capable of performance unrivaled at the time. German test pilot Heini Dittmar in early July 1944 reached 1,130 km/h (700 mph), a flight airspeed record. Over 300 aircraft were built, but the Komet proved ineffective as a fighter and was responsible for the destruction of only about nine Allied aircraft:
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 37.9ft (11.5m)
- Length 26.5ft (8.1m)
- Height 18.0ft (5.5m)
- Empty Weight 7,407lbs (3,359kg)
- Loaded Weight 18,565lbs (8,420kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.815
- Wing Loading 93.5lbs/ft2 (456.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 198.6ft2 (18.5m2)
- Drag Points 3931
Parts
- Number of Parts 173
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 626
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