Me 163 Ejection

[Devin]

"The problem with the compressed air ejection seats was apparently one of weight though they saw service on the He 219 and Do 335. The pyrotechnic ejection seat of the He 162 certainly would have fitted into the Me 163B but by then the Me 163 was not in service."

There was also the problem of loosing compressed air pressure. Remp mentions this in his He219 book.

Hello,

I know this is an old thread. My grandfather kept all his paperwork from the FGZ Graf Zeppelin Institute in Germany, of which he was the head aeronautical engineer. I have his original sketches of the ejection seat system for the Me 163. Would anyone be interested in learning more about this? I can post details if you are interested.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Please do!!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Yes most definitely

 

[GregP]

Yes, yes, yes!

Oh ... and, YES!

 

[Qtebakqsth]

Maybe its my eyes, but arn't those RAF roundels on the wings?

lol no the white balkankreuz.

They are RAF roundels, several were captured at the end of the war

 

[FLYBOYJ]

They are RAF roundels, several were captured at the end of the war

Just so you know those folks posted those comments 11 years ago. This thread has been dormant since 2015

 

[Acheron]

I always thought the melting pilot thing was an urban myth.

Good thing I checked the posts so far, before writing something about the Komet melting a pilot's heart.

 

[MiTasol]

Bugga

Did Devin ever post that paperwork and if so where?

Looks to me like he only ever made the one post