Me 163C


The Me 163C was designed by the Messerschmitt Project Bureau under the direction of Dr. Voight. The Me 163C was slightly bigger than the B and more streamlined, with a bubble canopy and pressurized cockpit. It also had greater range and endurance, using an additional cruise engine.

Only a few Me 163 Cs had been completed by the end of the war

 

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The Me 163C

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BIG Cutaway view

Usage

Single seat target-defense
rocket interceptor

Status

Operational

Powerplant

One Walter HWK 109-509C rocket motor, 2,000 kg thrust
plus 300 kg cruise chamber

Span

9.80 m

Length

7.05 m

Wing Area

20.40 m2

Aspect Ratio

4.71

Maximum Weight

4,310 kg

 Wing loading

210.83 kg/m2

Maximum speed

960 km/hr @3,000-9,000 m

Climb Rate

 5,000 m/min

Endurance

12 minutes powered flight

Armament

Two MK 108 30 mm cannon or two MG 151/20 20 mm cannon, augmented by five 50 mm rocket shells fired vertically by light-sensitive cells from each wing root

 

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