Wanna go fast?...REALLY REALLY fast?

[AirDOGGe]

As in going German ME-163 Komet rocket plane-fast?



Description: The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, designed by Alexander 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).


Now's your chance, and there won't be any more coming like this!

Rare ME163B Komet Offered In Online Auction
LINK: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=276309655



Now one just has to figure out where to get the "T-stoff" and "C-stoff"..


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[Bob]

Re: Wanna go fast?...REALLY REALLY fast?

Methanol and pure peroxide is the fuel, not hard to get at all. Just be really really careful with the pure peroxide or it will disolve you.

[ignomini]

Re: Wanna go fast?...REALLY REALLY fast?

Let me know when. I want to be there (at an appropriate distance...with binoculars) the first time you fuel it up.

[AirDOGGe]

Re: Wanna go fast?...REALLY REALLY fast?

Methanol and pure peroxide is the fuel, not hard to get at all. Just be really really careful with the pure peroxide or it will disolve you.

--> C-Stoff: 57% methanol / 30% hydrazine/ 13% water

--> T-Stoff: 80% concentrated hydrogen peroxide / 20% oxyquinoline, used as hypergolic oxidizer with C-Stoff

Information source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Stoffs


So true about the hydrogen peroxide. I have an old video from Armadillo Aerospace years back where they poured some on various types of clothing as an experiment.

The synthetic garments did little, but the (organic) leather shoes burst into flames after about a minute.

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[rampking]

Re: Wanna go fast?...REALLY REALLY fast?

No..., not official* but based on the accounts of a Luftwaffe test pilot and subsequent damage to his test Me-163, a VERY good possibility this was the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in April of 1945.
Yea, REALLY REALLY FAST !

[Race5]

Re: Wanna go fast?...REALLY REALLY fast?

There is a replica flying as a towed glider. I'd like to see them put a rubber composite motor in it like Rutan is using and let it rip.

[rampking]

Re: Wanna go fast?...REALLY REALLY fast?

[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmSNqHckry8[/YT]

[ignomini]

Re: Wanna go fast?...REALLY REALLY fast?

Wow. A little hard to tell from the video, but that thing must have pretty impressive glide ratio. Is that a smoke generator poking out the back or just a fake rocket nozzle?

[eagledriver]

Re: Wanna go fast?...REALLY REALLY fast?

No sense messing with C & T Stoff, just pick up an engine from the Rocket Racing League...

[AirDOGGe]

Re: Wanna go fast?...REALLY REALLY fast?

Wow. A little hard to tell from the video, but that thing must have pretty impressive glide ratio. Is that a smoke generator poking out the back or just a fake rocket nozzle?

I'm seeing numbers running from 15:1 to 20:1 for glide ratios.

No sense messing with C & T Stoff, just pick up an engine from the Rocket Racing League...

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