Walter rocket engine

E312477

liquid-fuel rocket engine rocket propulsion system

The Walter rocket engine was a German World War II-era liquid-fuel rocket propulsion system, best known for powering the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet interceptor and pioneering high-thrust, short-duration flight technology.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Walter rocket engines	3
Walter rocket motor	2
Walter rocket engine canonical	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	liquid-fuel rocket engine ⓘ rocket propulsion system ⓘ
application	Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet rocket-powered interceptor aircraft ⓘ
associatedOrganization	German Navy research establishments ⓘ
associatedPerson	Hellmuth Walter ⓘ
associatedTechnology	Walter HWK 109-509 ⓘ surface form: Walter HWK series engines
category	German experimental aircraft engines ⓘ rocket engines of Germany ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Germany ⓘ
designFeature	bi-propellant system ⓘ regenerative cooling ⓘ steam-driven turbopump ⓘ
developer	Hellmuth Walter ⓘ Walterwerke ⓘ
era	1940s ⓘ
fuel	hydrazine hydrate ⓘ methanol ⓘ water ⓘ
influenced	early spaceplane concepts ⓘ post-war rocket aircraft development ⓘ
notableFor	enabling high climb rates ⓘ pioneering rocket-powered fighter propulsion ⓘ short powered flight endurance ⓘ
operationalUse	interceptor missions against Allied bombers ⓘ
oxidizer	high-test peroxide ⓘ
powerplantOf	Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163B Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ surface form: Messerschmitt Me 163C
productionPeriod	early 1940s ⓘ
propellantComponent	C-Stoff ⓘ T-Stoff (high-test hydrogen peroxide) ⓘ surface form: T-Stoff
propellantType	liquid propellant ⓘ
propulsionCycle	pressure-fed with turbopump assistance ⓘ
safetyCharacteristic	highly corrosive propellants ⓘ operational hazards on the ground ⓘ
technologyDomain	aerospace engineering ⓘ
thrustCharacteristic	high-thrust short-duration ⓘ
timeInServiceCharacteristic	very limited powered flight duration ⓘ
usedBy	Luftwaffe ⓘ
usedDuringConflict	World War II ⓘ

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T-Stoff (high-test hydrogen peroxide) → propulsionSystem → Walter rocket engine ⓘ

subject surface form: T-Stoff

Walter HWK 109-509 → family → Walter rocket engine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Walter rocket engines

Walterwerke (Hellmuth Walter company) → developed → Walter rocket engine ⓘ

subject surface form: Walterwerke

this entity surface form: Walter rocket engines

C-Stoff → usedInEngineType → Walter rocket engine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Walter rocket motor

Walterwerke → developed → Walter rocket engine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Walter rocket motor

Hellmuth Walter Kommanditgesellschaft → developed → Walter rocket engine ⓘ

this entity surface form: Walter rocket engines