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on: 06-09-2006
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Messerschmitt 163 Komet a.k.a. Teufels Ei (the devil's egg) rocket fighter/glider. |
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6-09-2006 @ 01:06:04 PM |
Posted By : Sensekhmet |
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Yep, that's right: a rocket plane. Propelled by a Walter HWK liquid-fuel rocket and armed with two Rheinmetall-Borsig 30mm cannons, it carried 120 rounds of ammunition and enough fuel for 8 minutes. After take off the carriage cart was discarded, the plane rapidly ascended (top speed of 600mph), made one pass at the bombers and glided down to earth where it - hopefully - landed on it's single retractable ski.
Madness, pure madness. |
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6-09-2006 @ 01:16:31 PM |
Posted By : Sensekhmet |
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The performance of the Me 163 far exceeded that of contemporary piston-engined fighters. After take-off from a dolly, it would be traveling over 200 mph (300 km/h) at the end of the runway, at which point it would pull up into an 80-degree angle of climb all the way to the bombers' altitude. It could go even higher if need be, reaching 40,000 ft (12,000 m) in an unheard-of three minutes. Once there, it would level off and quickly accelerate to speeds around 550 mph (880 km/h) or faster, which no Allied plane could hope to match.
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6-09-2006 @ 01:17:41 PM |
Posted By : stang392 |
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"After take off the carriage cart was discarded" and was often prone to bonce back up and hit the plane |
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6-09-2006 @ 02:19:10 PM |
Posted By : Altima35se2003 |
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The Nation Avaition museum here has 1 complete one and one probably complete. I have only seen the other one's body (fully painted). It's common for them to take of the wings for storage. I thought the HS-162 was just wingless. They just stored the wing/engine assembly seperately.
[Edited by Altima35se2003 on 6-09-2006 @ 02:19:49 PM] |
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6-09-2006 @ 04:51:04 PM |
Posted By : blackcat77 |
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US and Brit fighter pilots learned quick that all they had to do was wait for the Komet to run out of fuel -- which was just 5 minutes or so, and then shoot it down while it was in a glide.
It was fueled by a mixture of two chemicals called C-stoff and T-stoff. If even a drop mixed during the fueling process the plane blew up like a bomb, and the chemicals were so corrosive that they would melt flesh right to the bone if it got on your skin.
Overall, I'd give them credit for having a good idea but it didn't work out in practice. |
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6-11-2006 @ 05:11:05 PM |
Posted By : Sensekhmet |
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#6, Good idea? Insane: yes, good: no. I could never be forced to pilot a blow-up prone rocket glider.
#5, You mean Heinkel He162? |
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