Komet
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Komet was the nickname of the Messerschmitt Me 163, a German World War II rocket-powered interceptor aircraft known for its extraordinary speed and unconventional design.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
military aircraft nickname
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rocket-powered interceptor aircraft → |
| aircraftFamily |
Messerschmitt Me 163 series
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| aircraftType |
single-seat interceptor
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| airForceBranch |
German Luftwaffe
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| armament |
30 mm MK 108 cannon
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| category |
experimental aircraft
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interceptor aircraft → rocket-powered aircraft → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| countryOfOrigin |
Nazi Germany
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| crew |
1
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| designer |
Alexander Lippisch
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| era |
1940s
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| firstFlight |
1941
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| fuelType |
C-Stoff fuel
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T-Stoff oxidizer → |
| historicalSignificance |
first operational rocket-powered fighter aircraft
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| landingGear |
retractable skid
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| legacy |
influenced postwar high-speed aircraft research
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| manufacturer |
Messerschmitt AG
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| maximumSpeed |
over 590 mph
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over 950 km/h → |
| meaningOfName |
Comet in English
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| nicknameLanguage |
German
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| notableFeature |
extraordinary speed
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retractable landing skid → tailless swept-wing configuration → unconventional design → use of volatile rocket propellants → |
| operationalIssues |
dangerous fuel handling
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high accident rate → short powered flight duration → |
| operationalTheater |
European theater of World War II
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| powerplant |
Walter HWK 109-509 rocket engine
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| primaryMission |
defense against Allied bombers
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| productionPeriod |
early 1940s
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| propulsion |
rocket-powered
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| refersTo |
Messerschmitt Me 163
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| riskFactor |
corrosive and unstable propellants
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| role |
interceptor
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| serviceEntry |
1944
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| status |
retired
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| tailConfiguration |
tailless
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| usedAgainst |
Allied bomber formations
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| usedBy |
Luftwaffe
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| wingConfiguration |
swept wing
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Messerschmitt Me 163
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NATOReportingName |
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Messerschmitt Me 163
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nickname |