Messerschmitt Me 163

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:He_162_F-1
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Hermann_Graf
gptkb:Wernher_von_Braun
gptkb:Hermann_Göring
3,000 kg
Komet
low-wing
single-seat
swept wing
defensive interceptor
193 kg/m²
gptkbp:armament 2 × 30 mm MK 108 cannons
2 × 7.92 mm MG 17 machine guns
gptkbp:combat_role air superiority
gptkbp:crew gptkb:musical
gptkbp:date 1938 to 1941
gptkbp:debut_year gptkb:1944
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:design gptkb:Wernher_von_Braun
gptkbp:elevation 12,000 m
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:rocket
gptkbp:famous_for high speed and climb rate
gptkbp:first_flight 1941
gptkbp:fuel_type hydrazine and nitric acid
gptkbp:historical_significance first operational rocket-powered fighter aircraft
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Messerschmitt Me 163
gptkbp:influenced spacecraft design
future jet aircraft designs
gptkbp:inspired later rocket aircraft development
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:landing_gear tricycle gear
gptkbp:length 8.80 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Messerschmitt
gptkbp:material 8.80 m
gptkbp:max_speed 965 km/h
gptkbp:notable_feature vertical takeoff
gptkbp:number_built approximately 300
gptkbp:operational_area JG 400
gptkbp:operational_history limited due to fuel shortages
gptkbp:operational_range 1,000 km
gptkbp:origin gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:production_years 1943 to 1945
gptkbp:propulsion 1,500 kgf
0.5 k W/kg
gptkbp:range 1,000 km
gptkbp:retired 1945
gptkbp:role interceptor
gptkbp:service_ceiling 12,000 m
gptkbp:services gptkb:Luftwaffe
1944 to 1945
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Messerschmitt_Me_263
gptkbp:type gptkb:rocket
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Me_163_B
gptkb:Me_163_C
gptkbp:wing_area 15.5 m²
gptkbp:wingspan 9.15 m