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==Specifications: Me 163B-1a== [[File:Messerschmitt Me 163 3-view.svg|thumb|Messerschmitt Me 163B 3-view drawings]] {{Aircraft specs |ref= ''The Warplanes of the Third Reich'',<ref name=Green>{{cite book |last1 = Green |first1 = William |last2 = Punnett |first2 = Dennis (With line drawings by) |title = The Warplanes of the Third Reich |date = 1970 |publisher = Doubleday |location = Garden City, N.Y. |isbn = 0385057822 |pages = 594β606}}</ref> ''Profile No225: Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet''<ref name="Bateson">{{cite journal |last1 = Bateson |first1 = Richard P. |last2 = Spate |first2 = Wolfgang |title = Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet |journal = Aircraft in Profile |date = 1971 |issue = 225}}</ref> |prime units?= met <!-- General characteristics --> |crew= 1 |capacity= (Me 163S + 1) |length m= 5.7 |span m= 9.3 |height m= 2.5 |wing area sqm= 19.6 |aspect ratio=<!-- sailplanes --> |airfoil= |empty weight lb= 4,200 |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight lb= 9,500 |fuel capacity=<br/> ** '''''[[C-Stoff]]''''' (fuel) {{cvt|468|kg}} ** '''''[[T-Stoff]]''''' (oxidizer) {{cvt|1550|kg}} |more general= <!-- Powerplant --> [[File:Plan view of a Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet.jpg|thumb|Plan view of the un-restored Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet at the Smithsonian Institute's Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, USA.]] |eng1 number= 1 |eng1 name= [[Hellmuth Walter Kommanditgesellschaft]] [[HWK 109-509A-2]] |eng1 type= bi-propellant liquid-fuelled rocket motor |eng1 lbf= 3,307 |eng1 note= maximum; {{cvt|220|lbf|order=flip}} minimum, fully variable <!-- Performance --> |max speed kmh= |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= |max speed mach=<!-- supersonic aircraft --> |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= 900 |never exceed speed note= at all altitudes, sea level to {{cvt|12000|m}}{{clarify|The often quoted top speed of {{convert|596|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} up to the tropopause is impossible, as it corresponds to a Mach Number of over .89βthe Me 163B ran into severe compressibility above .82 and complete loss of control at M=.84. This anomaly has not been explained, although it might relate to uncompensated instrumentation on the operational aircraft.|date=December 2017}}<br/> * '''Flap limiting speed:''' {{cvt|300|km/h|mph kn}} * '''Rotate speed at take-off:''' {{cvt|280|km/h|mph kn}} * '''Best climbing speed:''' {{cvt|700|-|720|km/h|mph kn}} |endurance= 7.5 mins powered |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits=<!-- aerobatic --> |roll rate=<!-- aerobatic --> |glide ratio=<!-- sailplanes --> |climb rate ftmin= 16,000 |time to altitude= From standing start<br/> ** {{cvt|2000|m}} in 1.48 min ** {{cvt|4000|m}} in 2.02 min ** {{cvt|6000|m}} in 2.27 min ** {{cvt|8000|m}} in 2.54 min ** {{cvt|10000|m}} in 3.19 min ** {{cvt|12000|m}} in 3.45 min |sink rate ms=<!-- sailplanes --> |sink rate ftmin=<!-- sailplanes --> |sink rate note= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2= 209 |wing loading note= at maximum take-off weight |fuel consumption kg/km= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |thrust/weight= 0.42 |more performance= <!-- Armament --> |guns=<br/> ** 2 Γ {{cvt|30|mm|3}} Rheinmetall Borsig [[MK 108 cannon]] with 60 rpg }}
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