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The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, designed by Alexander Martin Lippisch, was a German rocket-powered fighter aircraft. It is the only rocket-powered fighter aircraft ever to have been operational. Its design was revolutionary, and the Me 163 was capable of performance unrivaled at the time. Messerschmitt test pilot Rudy Opitz in 1944 reached 1,123 km/h (698 mph). Over 300 aircraft were built, however the Komet proved ineffective as a fighter, having been responsible for the destruction of only about nine Allied aircraft (16 air victories for 10 losses, according to other sources).
Info: Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_163
Profile: German Warplanes of World War II
Published by Temple Press/Aerospace.
Info: Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_163
Profile: German Warplanes of World War II
Published by Temple Press/Aerospace.