Did the Me 163 have a throttle?
Did the Me 163 have a throttle?
History. Although the Me 163 had very short endurance, it had originally been even shorter. In the original design, the engine had only one throttle setting, “full on”, and burned through its fuel in a few minutes.
How did the Me 163 take off?
A typical Me 163 tactic was to fly vertically upward through the bombers at 9,000 m (30,000 ft), climb to 10,700–12,000 m (35,100–39,400 ft), then dive through the formation again, firing as they went. The pilots reported it was possible to make four passes on a bomber, but only if it was flying alone.
What type of fuel did the Me 163 use?
Once an Me 163 skidded to a halt on its belly, it had to be hoisted up and towed by a modified agricultural tractor. The Komet’s rocket engine used a propellant called C-Stoff, combining methanol and hydrazine hydrate. The C-Stoff was oxidized with a hydrogen peroxide–based solution called T-Stoff.
Why did the Me 163 have a propeller?
This propeller directly drives a 2,000 watt, 24 volt, direct current generator to charge the 20 amp-hour storage battery secured in the nose of the aircraft. The Me-163 could attain speeds in excess of 590 mph, so one could ask what kept this wind milling propeller from over-revving both itself and the generator.
Could ME 163 break the sound barrier?
In 1944, a modified Me 163 reportedly achieved 702 miles per hour in a dive, nearly shearing off its vertical stabilizer in the process. This unofficial record was not exceeded until 1947, when Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in his Bell X-1. The Komet’s design was revised for mass production in the Me 163B.
What was the speed of the Me 163?
The performance of the Me 163 far exceeded that of contemporary piston engine fighters. At a speed of over 320 km/h (200 mph) the aircraft would take off, in a so-called “scharfer Start” (“sharp start”, with “Start” being the German word for “take-off”) from the ground, from its two-wheeled dolly.
What kind of rocket engine did the Messerschmitt Me 163 use?
By August 1940 they had test flown under rocket power the DFS 194 aircraft powered by a Walter RI-203 rocket engine producing 882 lb of thrust. It was flown by Heini Dittmar on several successful flights at Peenemunde and reached speeds up to 550 km/h (342 mph).
What kind of motor did the Me 163 Komet have?
The Me 163B Komet was powered by a Walter HWK 109-509A liquid fuelled rocket motor producing 3,800 lb of thrust and even with armament fitted was still capable of speeds up to 959 km/h (596 mph)!
When was the Messerschmitt Me 163 built in Australia?
Australian War Memorial in Canberra – Me 163B-1a Werknummer 191907 manufactured in 1945. This aircraft is believed to have been part of a group of aircraft stored as replacements for JG400. Given this particular airframe does not feature any unit marking and by 1945 rocket fuel was scarce, it is not believed to have been flown operationally.
