Messerschmitt Me 163

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Messerschmitt_Me_163
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf rocket-powered interceptor aircraft
gptkbp:armament 2 × 30 mm MK 108 cannon
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Alexander_Lippisch
gptkbp:emptyWeight 1,905 kg
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Walter_HWK_109-509
gptkbp:firstFlight 1941
gptkbp:height 2.75 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messerschmitt Me 163
gptkbp:introduced 1944
gptkbp:length 5.98 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Messerschmitt
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 960 km/h
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Komet
gptkbp:notableFor only operational rocket-powered fighter aircraft
gptkbp:numberBuilt 370
gptkbp:primaryUser Luftwaffe
gptkbp:propulsion piston engine
gptkbp:range 40 km
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:role interceptor
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 12,100 m
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Messerschmitt_Me_263
gptkbp:survivesIn several in museums
gptkbp:weight 4,300 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 9.33 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Messerschmitt
gptkb:Willy_Messerschmitt
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Museum_Cosford
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6