Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet,1:72 Scale Model

Realistic Collectible Model Diecast & Plastic parts Stand included. Permanently  retracted landing gear, no pilot figure, Measures Approximately: 3.25” L x 5.25” Wingspan Display model, recommended for adult hobbyists and collectors The 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 lackluster in its dedicated role as an interceptor and destroyed between 9 and 18 Allied aircraft against 10 losses.  Aside from combat losses many pilots were killed during testing an