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 speed thanks to its unique rocket engine propulsion. Project X Dr. Alexander Lippisch had been experimenting on tailless sailplane designs for the German Research Institute for […]
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