MrSmoothie
Airman
- 66
- Jan 21, 2019
I'm working on an R/C Model of the ME-163 Komet and collecting reference photos. The Komet had triangular panels aft of the canopy for rearward vision. There were two round ports per side, and curiosity has gotten the best of me . Can anybody explain what these are, or their purpose? Are we seeing something through these ports? I looked as closely as I could at the Komet at the Air Force Museum recently and the lighting was too poor to tell much (my photo below). I read something about oxygen bottles being located there, but that still doesn't make sense of what I'm seeing. Could these actually be gauges visible to ground crew?
Does anybody have better reference photos taken much closer?
The way things usually go, I'll take my best guess at a representation, and find the real answer a day or two after!
![Messerschmitt-Me-163-B-1-Komet-14.jpg Messerschmitt-Me-163-B-1-Komet-14.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/598/598316-901a3d0431dca6adc41555449fa541b0.jpg)
![IMG_4093.JPG IMG_4093.JPG](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/598/598317-13e1da28b8933fc482468daeb66480fd.jpg)
Does anybody have better reference photos taken much closer?
The way things usually go, I'll take my best guess at a representation, and find the real answer a day or two after!
![Messerschmitt-Me-163-B-1-Komet-14.jpg Messerschmitt-Me-163-B-1-Komet-14.jpg](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/598/598316-901a3d0431dca6adc41555449fa541b0.jpg)
![IMG_4093.JPG IMG_4093.JPG](https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/data/attachments/598/598317-13e1da28b8933fc482468daeb66480fd.jpg)