Messerschmitt Me 163
Origin: Messerschmitt AG
Models: B-1
First Flight:
- Glider: Spring 1941 (V1)
- Powered: August 1941
- May 1944 with I/JG400
Powerplant:
- Model: Walter HWK 509A-2
- Type: Bi-Propellant Rocket
- Thrust: 3,750lb (1700kg)
Fuel:
- Capacity: N/A
- Type:
- T-Stoff (Hydrogen Peroxide)
- C-Stoff (Hydrazine/Methanol)
Dimensions:
- Wing span: 30 ft. 7 in. (9.3m)
- Length: 18 ft. 8 in. (5.69m)
- Height: 9 ft. (2.74m)
- Wing Surface Area: N/A
Weights:
- Empty: 1,905 kg. (4,191 lb.)
- Loaded: 4,110 kg. (9,042 lb.)
Performance:
- Max. Speed: 596mph (960kph) at 32,800 ft. (10,000m)
- Initial climb: 16,400 ft/min. (5000 m/min.)
- Service Ceiling: 54,000 ft. (16,500m)
- Range (Depending on take-off): under 62 mi. (100 km)
Armament:
Two 20mm Mk 108 in wing roots, each with 60 rounds
Sources:
Gunston, Bill - The Encyclodepia of the Worlds Combat aircraft, 1976, Chartwell Books, Inc., New York
Brown, Eric, Captain - Wings of the Luftwaffe
, 1979, Airlife Publishing Ltd., Shrewsbury
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe
, 1977, Salamander
Books Ltd., London
Donald, David - The Complete Encyclopedia Of World Aircraft, 1997, Brown Packaging Books Ltd., London
Wikipedia - Me 163
Gunston, Bill - The Encyclodepia of the Worlds Combat aircraft, 1976, Chartwell Books, Inc., New York
Brown, Eric, Captain - Wings of the Luftwaffe
, 1979, Airlife Publishing Ltd., ShrewsburyGunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe
, 1977, Salamander
Books Ltd., LondonDonald, David - The Complete Encyclopedia Of World Aircraft, 1997, Brown Packaging Books Ltd., London
Wikipedia - Me 163
