Messerschmitt Me 163

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The Messerschmitt Me 163 was a German World War II rocket-powered interceptor aircraft, notable as the only operational rocket fighter ever deployed in combat.

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Generate an image of the Messerschmitt Me 163 (The Messerschmitt Me 163 was a German World War II rocket-powered interceptor aircraft, notable as the only operational rocket fighter ever deployed in combat.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
rocket-powered interceptor aircraft ⓘ
single-seat fighter aircraft ⓘ
armament 20 mm MG 151 cannon (early plans / variants) ⓘ
30 mm MK 108 cannon ⓘ
category German fighter aircraft ⓘ
experimental aircraft ⓘ
rocket aircraft ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designer Alexander Lippisch ⓘ
developedFrom DFS 194 ⓘ
engineModel Walter HWK 109-509 ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
firstFlight 1941-08-13 ⓘ
fuelType C-Stoff (hydrazine-methanol-water mixture) ⓘ
T-Stoff (high-test hydrogen peroxide) ⓘ
inspired Mitsubishi J8M ⓘ
introduced 1944 ⓘ
landingGear retractable skid ⓘ
manufacturer Messerschmitt AG ⓘ
maximumSpeed over 590 mph ⓘ
over 950 km/h ⓘ
museumDisplay Deutsches Museum ⓘ
Imperial War Museum Duxford ⓘ
National Air and Space Museum ⓘ
NATOReportingName Komet ⓘ
nickname Komet ⓘ
notableFor only operational rocket-powered fighter used in combat ⓘ
numberBuilt ~370 ⓘ
operationalIssues dangerous and unstable propellants ⓘ
high landing accident rate ⓘ
short powered flight duration ⓘ
operationalUse defense against Allied bomber formations ⓘ
primaryUser Luftwaffe ⓘ
productionStatus out of production ⓘ
propulsion liquid-fuel rocket engine ⓘ
retired 1945 ⓘ
role interceptor ⓘ
serviceCeiling about 12,000 m ⓘ
about 39,000 ft ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
takeoffMethod jettisonable two-wheeled dolly ⓘ
usedBy Luftwaffe ⓘ
variant Messerschmitt Me 163A ⓘ
Messerschmitt Me 163B ⓘ
wingConfiguration swept wing ⓘ

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Luftwaffe → usedAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
Messerschmitt Me 163 → variant → Messerschmitt Me 163A ⓘ
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Messerschmitt Me 163 → variant → Messerschmitt Me 163B ⓘ
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T-Stoff → notableUseInAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet ⓘ
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Komet → refersTo → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
Komet → aircraftFamily → Messerschmitt Me 163 series ⓘ
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DFS 194 → successor → Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet ⓘ
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Walter HWK 109-509 → usedInAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet ⓘ
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Mitsubishi J8M → inspiredBy → Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet ⓘ
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Mitsubishi J8M → basedOn → Messerschmitt Me 163B ⓘ
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Mitsubishi J8M → designedAsCounterpartTo → Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet ⓘ
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Messerschmitt → notableProduct → Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet ⓘ
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Luftwaffe aircraft design community → designed → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
Lippisch X-series experimental aircraft concepts → relatedTo → Lippisch Me 163 Komet ⓘ
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C-Stoff → usedIn → Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet ⓘ
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Walter rocket engine → application → Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet ⓘ
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Walter rocket engine → powerplantOf → Messerschmitt Me 163B ⓘ
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Walter rocket engine → powerplantOf → Messerschmitt Me 163C ⓘ
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Ki-200 → isCounterpartOf → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
Ki-200 → inspiredBy → Messerschmitt Me 163 ⓘ
Yokosuka MXY8 Akigusa → relatedTo → Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet ⓘ
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