Messerschmitt Me 163

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World War II aircraft rocket-powered interceptor aircraft single-seat fighter aircraft

The Messerschmitt Me 163 was a German World War II rocket-powered interceptor aircraft, notable as the only operational rocket fighter ever deployed in combat.

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Label Occurrences
Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet 9
Messerschmitt Me 163 canonical 5
Messerschmitt Me 163B 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
rocket-powered interceptor aircraft ⓘ
single-seat fighter aircraft ⓘ
armament 20 mm MG 151 cannon (early plans / variants) ⓘ
30 mm MK 108 cannon ⓘ
category German fighter aircraft ⓘ
experimental aircraft ⓘ
rocket aircraft ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designer Alexander Lippisch ⓘ
developedFrom DFS 194 ⓘ
engineModel Walter HWK 109-509 ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
firstFlight 1941-08-13 ⓘ
fuelType C-Stoff (hydrazine-methanol-water mixture) ⓘ
T-Stoff (high-test hydrogen peroxide) ⓘ
inspired Mitsubishi J8M ⓘ
introduced 1944 ⓘ
landingGear retractable skid ⓘ
manufacturer Bayerische Flugzeugwerke ⓘ
surface form: Messerschmitt AG
maximumSpeed over 590 mph ⓘ
over 950 km/h ⓘ
museumDisplay Deutsches Museum ⓘ
Imperial War Museum Duxford ⓘ
National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form: National Air and Space Museum
NATOReportingName Komet ⓘ
nickname Komet ⓘ
notableFor only operational rocket-powered fighter used in combat ⓘ
numberBuilt ~370 ⓘ
operationalIssues dangerous and unstable propellants ⓘ
high landing accident rate ⓘ
short powered flight duration ⓘ
operationalUse defense against Allied bomber formations ⓘ
primaryUser Luftwaffe ⓘ
productionStatus out of production ⓘ
propulsion liquid-fuel rocket engine ⓘ
retired 1945 ⓘ
role interceptor ⓘ
serviceCeiling about 12,000 m ⓘ
about 39,000 ft ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
takeoffMethod jettisonable two-wheeled dolly ⓘ
usedBy Luftwaffe ⓘ
variant Messerschmitt Me 163 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163A

Messerschmitt Me 163 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163B
wingConfiguration swept wing ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Luftwaffe → usedAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
Messerschmitt Me 163 → variant → Messerschmitt Me 163 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163A
Messerschmitt Me 163 → variant → Messerschmitt Me 163 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163B
T-Stoff (high-test hydrogen peroxide) → notableUseInAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
subject surface form: T-Stoff
this entity surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
Komet → refersTo → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
Komet → aircraftFamily → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163 series
DFS 194 → successor → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
Walter HWK 109-509 → usedInAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
Mitsubishi J8M → inspiredBy → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
Mitsubishi J8M → basedOn → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163B
Mitsubishi J8M → designedAsCounterpartTo → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
Messerschmitt → notableProduct → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
Luftwaffe aircraft design community → designed → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
Lippisch X-series experimental aircraft concepts → relatedTo → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lippisch Me 163 Komet
C-Stoff → usedIn → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
Walter rocket engine → application → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
Walter rocket engine → powerplantOf → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163B
Walter rocket engine → powerplantOf → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163C
Ki-200 → isCounterpartOf → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
Ki-200 → inspiredBy → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
Yokosuka MXY8 Akigusa glider trainer → relatedTo → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
subject surface form: Yokosuka MXY8 Akigusa
this entity surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet