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	Encyclopedia: Messerschmitt Me 163 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Two prototypes were followed by thirty Me 163B-0 aircraft armed with two MG 151/20 cannons and some four hundred Me 163B-1s armed with two MK 108 cannons, but which were otherwise similar to the B-0.
		The Japanese equivalent of the Luftwaffe Me 163 B-1a fighter.
		It was a rival to the Messerschmitt Me 262 and was the fighter with the highest tactically useful Mach number of the first generation of Axis...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Messerschmitt-Me-163 (3065 words)

	Messerschmitt Me 163 -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The (Click link for more info and facts about Messerschmitt) Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet was the only operational (A jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion) rocket (A high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air) fighter aircraft.
		Two prototypes were followed by thirty Me 163B-0 aircraft armed with two (Click link for more info and facts about MG 151/20) MG 151/20 cannons and some four hundred Me 163B-1s armed with two (Click link for more info and facts about MK 108) MK 108 cannons, but which were otherwise similar to the B-0.
		Ultimately, the point defence role that the Me 163 played would be taken over by the (A guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target) surface-to-air missile (SAM).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/me/messerschmitt_me_163.htm (1760 words)

	Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Komet was the only rocket-powered aircraft to serve operationally in any air force in any war.
		This made the Komet a dangerous machine to be near on the ground, or to fly, especially in combat.
		The Komet accounted for just 16 kills in its short career, but it must have given enemy flyers--and its own pilots--a thrill as well as a good scare.
	www.eu.microsoft.com /games/combatfs1/visuals_aircrafts_14.htm (272 words)

	Messerschmitt Me 163 : Me 163 Komet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Me 163 Komet was the first (and last) operational rocket fighter aircraft.
		Nevertheless, between the mishaps the performance was clearly untouchable and plans were made to put Me 163 squadrons all over Germany in 25 mile rings.
		I could not have me with as vicious a little kick as he could administer unobserved.
	www.termsdefined.net /me/me-163-komet.html (1289 words)

	Messerschmitt Me-163 Komet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Me 163 pilot was surrounded by T-stoff tanks in flight, and had to wear a non-organic flying suit made of asbestos-Mipolamfibre.
		Since the Me 163 had to be as light as possible, in order to get the maximum performance from its very limited fuel load, the weight penalty of retractable landing gear was not acceptable.
		Projected developments included the Me 163C and Me 163D; the former was a modification of the Me 163B with an auxiliary cruising chamber to improve endurance, a new center section and a more streamlined fuselage with a blister canopy.
	www.kotfsc.com /aviation/me-163.htm (2540 words)

	Messerschmitt 163 Komet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet (Comet) was a single-seat interceptor that operated from 1944 to 1945.
		In August 1943 a prototype Komet was finished, powered by the 1,705kg thrust of a Walter HWK 109-509 rocket.
		The Me 163B was a small tailless aircraft that took off from a trolley and landrf on a sprung skid.
	www.geocities.com /pentagon/2833/luftwaffe/fighter/me163/me163.html (292 words)

	Me 163 Komet - Realism Counts
		Me 163B-0 First operational version created, differed in some respects from the Me 163A versions, armed with 2 × 20 MG 151/20 cannon, directional control was exercised by a more conventional rudder, and pitch and roll were controlled by the elevons.
		Me 163Ba-1 Remainder of pre-production aircraft that wasn't used in the development program were used for service evaluation and training.
		Me 163S Tandem two-seat trainer for training pilots the gliding aspects of the Komet, in place of main T-stoff tank was another seat for the instructor, in a raised cockpit, C-stoff tanks were used for water ballast
	www.geocities.com /realismcounts/Me163.html (311 words)

	WILLI MESSERSCHMITT
		The Messerschmitt Me 163 "Komet" used a rocket motor that used hydrogen peroxide as a fuel.
		The rocket plane was the Me 163 "Komet." It used a motor built by the inventor Hellmuth Walter, which burned hydrogen peroxide as a fuel.
		The Me 262 indeed was unmatched in the air, but it spent very little time in the air.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/Messerschmitt/Aero56.htm (1368 words)

	Me-163 Komet
		The 163 was originally envisioned as an interceptor for high flying reconnaissance aircraft but it was instead used to attack large formations of bombers.
		Rudy Opitz and his peers in both the Komet and Me 262 programmes were the very first of a new breed of warrior.
		Without the technological breakthroughs that were central to the success of the Messerschmitt 163 Komet programme, the modern jet age would have advanced far more slowly.
	www.plane-crazy.net /links/me163.htm (2486 words)

	Alexander Lippisch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His most famous design is the Messerschmitt Me 163 rocket-powered interceptor.
		This was the direct ancestor of what would become the Messerschmitt Me 163 "Komet".
		Although technically novel, the Komet did not prove to be a successful weapon, and friction between Lippisch and Messerschmitt was frequent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_Lippisch (835 words)

	Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet model airplane
		The remarkable Komet (comet) rocket-powered interceptor fighter was developed from the designs of Dr. Alexander Lippisch who, for many years, had been working on tailless sailplane designs.
		This proved ineffective, for the closing speed of the two airplanes of about 808 mph meant that the slow-firing MK 108 cannon could be fired for only three seconds before the pilot had to break off his attack.
		The Me 163B-1a was powered by one 3,750-lb thrust Walter HWK 509A-2 rocket motor, giving the airplane a maximum speed of 596 mph at 32,810 feet, service ceiling of 39,700 feet, and a maximum powered endurance 7 minutes 30 seconds.
	worldaircorps.com /airplanes/am263.htm (321 words)

	Me163
		Powered flights by the Me 163 VI started in the late summer of 1941, and on 2 October the aircraft rached 623.8 mph (1004.5 km/h); two months later the Me 163B Komet was ordered into production.
		All manner of difficulties face the pilots, apart from the hazards already mentioned, and it was found difficult to aim and fire the guns with the result that upward-firing 50mm shells and underwing rockets came to be developed.
		Although some 300 Me 163B's were produced (as well as a few Me 163Cs with increased fuel) and JG 400's other two Grupen re-equipped by the end of 1944, only nine confirmed air victories were achieved by the Geschwader.
	www.strategyplanet.com /commandos/me163.html (387 words)

	Messerschmitt Me 163 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Based on a glider, the Me 163 landed on a small skid running down the centerline of the plane.
		The Japanese versions of Messerschmitt Me 163 were designed as trainers and operational fighters:
		The equivalent of the Me 163 B-1a fighter.
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Messerschmitt_Me_163 (1865 words)

	Playing the Last Ace
		Here Me-163 Komet fighters of the Luftwaffe climb vertically through an 8th Air Force bomber formation and its top fighter cover before swooping down on the heavies for their short but often deadly attack.
		In September of 1943, Schiebeler was posted to a subdivision of the Me 163 test flying unit Erprobungskommando 16, which was stationed at Peenemünde, Germany.
		In the unit´s history Niemeyer is credited with the idea to equip the Me 163A with 24 rocket missiles, which were mounted under the wings of the rocket fighter.
	www.brooksart.com /Lastace.html (768 words)

	Academy 1/72 Me 163 Komet
		The first Me 163 (towed by a Bf 110) proved to be such a good glider that during trials in the spring of 1941, it was very difficult to land.
		The Komet had a very short range, but with their climb rate could be used to protect high-value installations such as oil refineries.
		Despite having several hundred Komets in service during 1945, the Germans found it difficult to engage the Allies, as the latter knew where the Komet bases were and could generally avoid them.
	www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/portland/971/Reviews/luftwaffe/me-163_acad.htm (3067 words)

	Messerschmitt Me 163B
		The new design, designated Me 163 B, was to be an operational interceptor and represented an almost complete redesign of the aircraft.
		Additional prototypes based on the Me 163 V1 configuration were designated Me 163 A. he first Me 163 B prototype, the Me 163 V3, was completed in April 1942, but it was not until early fall that the first Walter 109-509A motors were ready for installation.
		An improved variant of the aircraft with a greater endurance and a tricycle landing gear, designated the Me 163 C, was also produced in small numbers before the war's end, but was not flown operationally.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/aero/aircraft/me163.htm (1637 words)

	Heller 1/72 Me-163 Komet
		The Me 163 was a short range rocket powered interceptor employed by the Luftwaffe to knock down the ever increasing number of allied bombers attacking the Reich.
		The Me 163 had excellent climb rate, a top speed of 955km/h and was armed with 30mm cannon.
		The landing skid and wheel dolley, a pitot tube which goes onto a little knob on the wing (this gave me some trouble, as the tube is long and its weight kept making it fall off :)), the clear parts had mediocre fit, but nothing a little wood glue couldn't fix.
	www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/portland/971/Reviews/luftwaffe/me-163.htm (938 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Lippisch P.15 was a development of the Me 163 "Komet".
		The nose of the aircraft was taken from the He 162 and the landing gear from the Bf 109.
		The wings came from the Me 163, with their span being increased by the addition of air intakes in the leading edge wing roots.
	www.luft46.com /lippisch/lip15.html (96 words)

	Me 163A Komet (Prototype)
		In January 1939 Lippisch and his team was transferred to Messerchmitt by RLM to continue the development of the DFS 194 and to adapt Helmut Walter's new I-203 rocket motor to the plane.
		This phase became the destiny to many Komet pilots when patrolling Mustangs attacked against Komets that were gliding back to their bases.
		In the military history Me 163 Komet never reclaimed the expectations that were put on it.
	koti.mbnet.fi /~jjuvonen/planes/komet.html (2947 words)

	Building Testors Me163 Komet
		The small size and incredible speed of the Komet caused much fear among bomber crews, as well as making it difficult target for their fighter escort.
		The Komet was the first plane to scratch the sound barrier and its design parameters were soon to pave the way to the "jet age".
		This kit was a very quick build for me. Anytime I felt there was a problem with the kit I reminded myself I could try to find the Trimaster/DML kit of the same plane.
	www.internetmodeler.com /1998/december/aviation/av_testors-komet.htm (1426 words)

	Charles' EAW Axis Air page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The twin-fuselage shape is by me, using a Bf109G shape with model-enhancements (such as air scoop and aerials) by Capitan Manduca and Pretzel.
		The skin is by Mosi, with some changes by me to fit the new shape.
		This is Me-163 A1 Komet rocket fighter, a simple aircraft with a phenomenal speed and rate of climb, which saw extensive use as a bomber-interceptor in 1944-45.
	users.bigpond.net.au /CharlesEAW/AxisAir.html (494 words)

	STAN STOKES AVIATION ART - Herman's Komet (Me-163)
		The production models of the Komet were fueled with a mixture of C-Stoff (a mixture of 57% methyl alcohol, 13% hydrazine hydrate, and 13% water) and T-Stoff which was 80% hydrogen peroxide.
		Instead the 163 utilized a simple dolly consisting of an axle and two wheels which was jettisoned upon takeoff.
		For landing the 163 utilized a sturdy retractable skid with hydraulic shock absorbers.
	www.stanstokesart.com /ststavarthec.html (669 words)

	Messerschmitt Me 163
		Me 163 A (V4), das erste Versuchsmuster der Me 163
		Me 163 B bei der Truppenerprobung in Brandis beim JG 400
		Die Me 163 "Komet" war das erste in Serie gebaute Raketenflugzeug und das erste Flugzeug, das im Horizontalflug eine Geschwindigkeit von mehr als 1000 km/h erreichte.
	www.luftarchiv.de /flugzeuge/messerschmitt/me163.htm (299 words)

	WW2 Warbirds: the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet - Frans Bonné
		During the spring of 1941 the first trials were performed with the Me 163 V1, as a glider.
		During a later testflight on 2 October 1941, the Komet was towed to 13,125 ft (4.000 m) by a Bf 110.
		The DFS 194 was the forefather of the Me 163.
	www.xs4all.nl /~fbonne/warbirds/ww2htmls/messme163.html (2379 words)

	:: komet :: innovative irrigation products
		As important as the conscious use of water, is the reliability of the product.
		Komet sprinklers are easy to use and built with reliable heavy duty materials.
		Experts of the world wide recognized agricultural shows Agritechnica held in Hannover, Germany and of the EIMA held in Bologna, Italy chose the Vector Control amongst the most impressive of the new products for 2003.
	www.kometirrigation.com (164 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Lippisch P.20 jet fighter project (April 16, 1943) was a further development of the Me 163 "Komet", and was the final design of Dr. Alexander Lippisch for the Messerschmitt company before the development department disbanded in late April 1943.
		The P.20 was similar in appearance to the Me 163, with an air intake mounted low in the nose which fed a single Jumo 004 turbojet.
		Armament was to be two MK 108 30mm cannon mounted in the forward fuselage sides and two MK 103 30mm cannon mounted in the wing roots.
	www.luft46.com /lippisch/lip20.html (103 words)

	Messerschmitt Me 163 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Due to the RLM requirement that it should be possible to throttle the engine, the originally simple powerplant grew complicated and lost reliability.
		This arrangement caused many planes to be damaged at take off when the wheels came bouncing up and crashing into the plane.
		Designation sequence: Bf 161 - Bf 162 - He 162 - Me 163 - Me 164 - FK 166 - Fi 166
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Me_163_Komet (1958 words)

	Rudolf "Pitz" Opitz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		As chief test pilot, "Pitz" flew the Komet with its highly volatile rocket fuel and survived numerous near-fatal crashes.
		At the end of the war, he was Commander of the Second Group of JG 400, an Me-163 equipped fighter wing.
		Because of fire damage to his parachute; however, he was forced to make an emergency landing, even though blinded by smoke in the cockpit.
	www.au.af.mil /au/goe/eaglebios/86bios/opitz86.htm (496 words)

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