The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet is a rocket-powered interceptor aircraft primarily designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt. It is the only operational rocket-powered fighter aircraft in history as well as the first piloted aircraft of any type to exceed 1,000 kilometres per hour (620 mph) in level flight.

ME-163战斗机（英文：ME-163 Fighter，德文绰号：Komet，译文：彗星），是20世纪40年代初期德国研制的一型火箭推进截击机。ME-163战斗机于1941年9月1日首次飞行。其产量很小，截至1944年末只生产91架。1944年5月14日首次参与实战。

2023年10月3日 · The German Messerschmitt Me 163 "Komet" was perhaps the most unique frontline, operational-level fighter design of World War 2. German engineers, seemingly always on the cutting edge of evolving war technology, developed the rocket-powered aircraft based on early testing completed with an engine-less glider.

One of the most remarkable of the Wunderwaffen (wonder weapons) produced by the Nazi Germany during World War II, the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet holds the distinction of being the first and only tailless rocket-powered interceptor to see operational service.

2024年11月22日 · Dangerous to Allied bombers as well as the ground crews that maintained it and the pilots that flew it, the tiny Me-163 had an amazing climb rate and top speed thanks to its unique rocket engine...

2022年3月18日 · The Me 163 was notorious for having only a limited powered flight endurance of 7 minutes and 30 seconds before its fuel reserve was spent. The actual flight could be much longer, however, since at sufficient altitude, the pilot could switch off the engine, and reactivate it …

The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet was designed by Alexander Lippisch and manufactured by Messerschmitt as a German interceptor aircraft intended for point-defence and the sole rocket-powered fighter aircraft ever operated.

A Me 163 jet fighter attempted to disrupt a B-17 raid on Mersburg, Germany but was instead pursued by Captain Arthur Jeffrey in a P-38 fighter. Jeffrey chased the Me 163 jet fighter to a very low altitude and confidently reported a victory, but post war records indicated that there was no Me 163 lost on this particular date.

Planes of Fame Air Museum's Me-163 Komet is a replica of the world's first operational rocket powered fighter. This replica was built by George Lucas of Dunda, NY. View our aircraft collection and information about each aircraft.

Die Messerschmitt Me 163 (Suggestivname: Komet, Spitzname: Kraftei) war ein deutscher Objektschutz-Abfangjäger mit Raketenantrieb (Raketenflugzeug) der Messerschmitt AG. Das Fluggerät gehörte zu den streng geheimen Projekten der Luftwaffe, die Entwicklung war bereits 1938 eingeleitet worden.