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Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet

Military
Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet

Bild: Wikimedia Commons

The Me 163 Komet was a revolutionary rocket-powered interceptor that first flew in 1941. Despite its 5.7-meter length and minimal mass, it achieved unprecedented altitude and climb rate through liquid-fuel propulsion, leaving conventional fighters behind.

Technische Daten

Einsatzrolle
Rocket Interceptor
Herkunft
Germany
Besatzung
1
Triebwerke
1
Erstflug
1941
Länge
5,7 m
Spannweite
9,3 m