{"product_id":"messerschmitt-me-163-komet-profile-225-with-added-value-pack-cutaway-download","title":"MESSERSCHMITT Me 163 KOMET: PROFILE #225 with ADDED VALUE PACK + CUTAWAY\/ DOWNLOAD","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Wolfgang Spate \u0026amp; Richard Pbaterson + Various\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Profile Publications + Various\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePagination: 24+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Digital\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet was a German rocket-powered interceptor aircraft. Designed by Alexander Lippisch, it is the only rocket-powered fighter aircraft ever to have been operational and the first piloted aircraft of any type to exceed 1000 km\/h (621 mph) in level flight. Its performance and aspects of its design were unprecedented. German test pilot Heini Dittmar in early July 1944 reached 1,130 km\/h (700 mph), an unofficial flight airspeed record unmatched by turbojet-powered aircraft for almost a decade. Over 300 Komets were built, but the aircraft proved ineffective in its dedicated role as an interceptor and destroyed about 9 to 18 Allied aircraft against 10 losses.[3][4] Aside from combat losses many pilots were killed during testing and training.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Profile Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67663409742123,"sku":"10562","price":2.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/1289\/5019\/files\/messerschmitt-me-163-komet-profile-225-with-added-value-pack-cutaway-download_10562_main_original.jpg?v=1791212214","url":"https:\/\/militaryhistorybooks.com\/products\/messerschmitt-me-163-komet-profile-225-with-added-value-pack-cutaway-download","provider":"Military History Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}