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Messerschmitt Me 163 “Komet” Initial History and Specifications The Me 163 Komet made her maiden flight on September 1, 1941, ...
Dangerous to Allied bombers as well as the ground crews that maintained it and the pilots that flew it, the tiny Me-163 had ...
Once an Me 163 skidded to a halt on its belly, it had to be hoisted up and towed by a modified agricultural tractor. The Komet’s rocket engine used a propellant called C-Stoff, combining ...
Once an Me 163 skidded to a halt on its belly, it had to be hoisted up and towed by a modified agricultural tractor. The Komet’s rocket engine used a propellant called C-Stoff, combining ...
This particular example is the Me 163 B-1a variant, serial number 191301. ... Museum staff says that the Komet's interior and cockpit very much reflect the beaten-up look of the outside.
The Me 163 would be towed aloft, using the Messerschmitt Bf-110 twin-engine aircraft. The Me 163 had no fixed landing gear, instead relying on a dolly that was soon jettisoned after takeoff and ...