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Type: Single-Seat Interceptor
Origin: Messerschmitt AG
Models: B-1
First Flight: Spring 1941 (Me 163V1 unpowered); August 1941 powered
Service Delivery: May 1944 with I/JG400
Final Delivery: N/A
Powerplant:
   Model: Walter HWK 509A-2
   Type: Bi-Propellant Rocket
   Thrust: 3,750lb (1700kg)

Fuel:
Capacity: N/A
Type:
T-Stoff (Hydrogen Peroxide)
C-Stoff (Hydrazine/Methanol)

Dimensions:
   Wing span: 30 ft. 7 in. (9.3m)
   Length: 18 ft. 8 in. (5.69m)
   Height: 9 ft. (2.74m)
   Wing Surface Area: N/A
 Weights:
   Empty: 1,905 kg. (4,191 lb.)
   Loaded: 4,110 kg. (9,042 lb.)

Performance:
Maximum Speed: 596mph (960km/h) at 32,800 ft. (10,000m)
Initial climb: 16,400 ft/min. (5000 m/min.)
Service Ceiling: 54,000 ft. (16,500m)
Range (Depending on take-off): under 62 mi. (100 km)

Armament:
Two 20mm Mk 108 in wing roots, each with 60 rounds

Avionics:
N/A

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Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London