Meng Model Kits Item # mgkqs001. The Me 163 had smooth handling characteristics and a superb rate of climb, but its unpressurized cockpit made it necessary for pilots to undergo special conditioning in … To all viewers: Please #keepyourdistance to protect yourself, your loved ones, your neighbors and our community. Retail $81.99 SAVE 21% ! When th However, the duration of the burning period of the engine was very short so that the pilot had to attempt the return flight on a glide. [Messerschmitt Me.163A V1] Hydrogen peroxide (T-Stoff) was used as the fuel oxidised by a potassium permanganate solution, known as Z-Stoff. Then the Me 163 split-essed and went down into a very steep, almost vertical, dive. The Me-163S was flown only as a glider and few were converted. Messerschmitt's Me 163 Komet was quite a plane. Me-163S: In 1944 to help convert the dwindling supply of pilots to the Me-163, a tandem trainer variant designated Me-163S was developed, a variation of the Me-163B. Potassium permangante has a characteristic livid violet colour, and once the Me.163A was in motion, the exhaust plume of the motor was a purple trail. The agressive fuels for the Walter rocket engine required special protective clothing for the pilots. The famous German test pilot Hannah Reitsch crash-landed a Komet and was almost killed. It was the first to hit over 620 mph and "unofficially" hit 700. It was also incredibly dangerous to fly. (4) Meng Model Kits # mgkqs001. The Me 163 was planned as an interceptor. By burning a fuel in the exhaust gases, the thrust of the new motor was increased to 1500kg. It was rocket-powered, using a hydrazine/methanol fuel and highly concentrated hydrogen peroxide as oxidizer. ME 163B Komet Interceptor. Me 163B pilot clothing. The Me 163 went into the clouds, which were at around 3000 ft, still in a … I started to pull out at between 3,500-4,000 ft, indicating a little over 400 mph. The new Me.163B, pictured on the left, was finally cleared for service following a number of development and production delays, designed to accommodate the new Walter "hot" motor. Capt Jeffrey and I followed, but I couldn't keep up with them. Me-163 Variants. > Plastic Models > Airplanes > 1/30-1/39 Scale: Meng ME 163B Komet Interceptor mgkqs001. At the end of the war one was captured by Russians. PRE-ORDER. The cockpit and center fuselage contained T-Stoff tanks. ️ WISH LIST . The Me.163.A used the Walter RII-203 motor. What A Combination. The engine thrust of the powered rocket enabled the plane to reach a speed (almost 1000 km/h) and a rate of climb (3.35 minutes to 12000 m) unheard of at the time. Thank you, and stay healthy! Captain Eric Brown CBE has been reunited with a Messerschmitt Me 163B-1a Komet at the National Museum of Flight in East Fortune, East Lothian, 70 years after he first flew the highly volatile aircraft. 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