Messerschmitt Me 263
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The Messerschmitt Me 263 was a rocket-powered fighter aircraft developed from the Me 163 Komet towards the end of World War II. Three prototypes were built but never flown under their own power as the rapidly deteriorating military situation in Germany prevented the completion of the test program.

as the Messerschmitt Me 263 (redesignated Junkers Ju 248 when that firm took over the project) Operations - Operations first started in 1944.1
German Messerschmitt Me 263, and is generally regarded as a further development of that design.2
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Made by JunkersMesserschmitt.

It is the successor of the Messerschmitt Me 163 .

mixture) in the Messerschmitt Me 163 and Messerschmitt Me 263 for fuel, at a ratio of three parts C-Stoff to one part T-stoff.5
on the Messerschmitt Me 263, but was of a less radical configuration, featuring a straight wing and conventional horizontal tail.6
The Messerschmitt Me 263 was a rocket-powered fighter aircraft developed from the Me 163 Komet towards the end of World War II.7
Thumbnail The Messerschmitt Me 263 was a rocket-powered fighter aircraft developed from the Messerschmitt Me 163 towards the end of World War II.8
Jet Or Prop
jet
Designer
Alexander Lippisch
Predecessor
Messerschmitt Me 163
Engine(jet)
Walter HWK 109-509C-3
Length Alt
25.0
Max Takeoff Weight Main
5150.0
Thrust Main
19.61
Lists
*List of military aircraft of Germany
More Performance
660000.0
Max Speed Alt
14
000 m
Max Speed Main
880.0
Developed From
Messerschmitt Me 163
Height Main
3.17 m
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
11354.0
Ceiling Main
14
000 m
Number Built
1
Crew
1
Thrust Alt
4410
Armament
1800.0
Area Main
17.80 m²
Primary user
Luftwaffe
Span Alt
949.96
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Manufacturer
Junkers
Messerschmitt
First Flight
August 1944
Number Of Jets
1
Climb Rate Main
150 m-s
Type of jet
rocket
Empty Weight Alt
4640.0
Length Main
7.83 m
Span Main
9.50 m
Area Alt
191.59
Similar Aircraft
*Bachem Ba 349
Related
*Messerschmitt Me 163*Mikoyan-Gurevich I-270
Empty Weight Main
2105.0
Ceiling Alt
45212.0
Category
German fighter aircraft 1940-1949
Messerschmitt aircraft
Rocket-powered aircraft
Single-engine aircraft
World War II experimental aircraft of Germany
World War II rocket-powered aircraft of Germany
Wunderwaffen

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