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 […]

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