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{{Aircraft_infobox |name = |image = |caption = |version = |type = Jet fighter |thisversionbuilt = |totalbuilt = |length = 5.98 m (19 ft 7 in) |wingspan = 9.33 m (30 ft 7 in) |height = 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in) |wingarea = 18.5 m² (200 ft²) |aspectratio = |airfoil = |emptyweight = 1,905 kg (4,200 lbs) |fullweight = 3,950 kg (8,710 lbs) |fuelcapacity = |engine = Walter HWK 109-509A-2 liquid-fuel rocket |speed = 959 km/h (596 mph) |range = 40 km (25 mi) |ceiling = 12,100 m (39,700 ft) |armament = 2 × 30 mm (1.18 in) Rheinmetall Borsig MK 108 cannons (60 rpg) |crew = 1 |role = Interceptor fighter |affiliation = Germany }} <!-- The often quoted top speed of {{convert|596|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} up to the tropopause is impossible, as it corresponds to a Mach Number of over .89 — the Me 163B ran into severe compressibility above .82 and complete loss of control at M=.84. This anomaly has not been explained, although it might relate to uncompensated instrumentation on the operational aircraft. --> ''Information from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_163_Komet Wikipedia]'' The '''Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet''', designed by Alexander Lippisch, was a German rocket-powered fighter aircraft, and is the only rocket-powered fighter aircraft ever to have been operational. Its design was revolutionary, and the Me 163 was capable of performance unrivaled at the time. German test pilot Heini Dittmar in early July 1944 reached 1130 km/h, a flight airspeed record. Over 300 aircraft were built, but the Komet proved ineffective as a fighter and was responsible for the destruction of only about nine Allied aircraft.<ref name="Boyne 1997, p.349">Boyne 1997, p. 349.</ref> (16 air victories for 10 losses, according to other sources.)<ref name="Thompson with Smith p. 233.">Thompson with Smith 2008, p. 233.</ref> =Sources= <references /> ===Bibliography=== * Boyne, Walter J. ''Clash of Wings''. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. ISBN 0-684-83915-6. * Späte, Wolfgang. ''Der streng geheime Vogel Me 163'' (in German), "The Top Secret Bird Me 163". Eggolsheim, Germany: Dörfler im Nebel Verlag GmbH, 2003. ISBN 978-3-89555-142-0. * Thompson, J. Steve with Peter C. Smith. ''Air Combat Manoeuvres: The Technique and History of Air Fighting for Flight Simulation''. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-1-903223-98-7. [[Category:Aircraft List]] [[Category:German Aircraft]] [[Category:Messerschmitt]]
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