Messerschmitt Me 163

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Messerschmitt_Me_163

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb: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
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	gptkb:piston_engine
gptkbp:range	40 km
gptkbp:retired	1945
gptkbp:role	gptkb: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:Military_History_Museum_(Luftwaffenmuseum) gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Museum_Cosford gptkb:Junkers_Ju_248 gptkb:Lehrgeschwader_11 gptkb:Lehrgeschwader_50 gptkb:Lehrgeschwader_9
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Messerschmitt Me 163