The Me 163 Komet was the only rocket powered interceptor ever used operationally and it had around 7.5 minutes of powered flight before the pilot had to glide back to land, which made every intercept a high speed one shot attempt.

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Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet by John Quin

Scanned from a snapshot from 1945
A captured Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet on Display in Britain
The chocks supporting the aircraft are marked 6MU, 6 Maintenance Unit held captured German aircraft at RAF Brize Norton
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日本最速のロケット戦闘機「秋水」に迫る特集が話題の月刊『丸』 月刊『丸』4月号で特集されたロケット戦闘機「秋水」の詳細やメカニズムを150点以上の図版で紹介します。戦史に迫るミリタリー情報が満載です。

日本最速のロケット戦闘機「秋水」に迫る特集が話題の月刊『丸』 #秋水 #Me163 #奮龍

月刊『丸』4月号で特集されたロケット戦闘機「秋水」の詳細やメカニズムを150点以上の図版で紹介します。戦史に迫るミリタリー情報が満載です。

The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet: Hitler’s Hot Rod Rocket Plane Dangerous to Allied bombers as well as the ground crews that maintained it and the pilots that flew it, the tiny Me 163 had an amazing climb rate and top

The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet.

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