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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 |
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Usage
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Single seat target-defense
rocket interceptor
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Status
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Operational
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Powerplant
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One Walter HWK 109-509C rocket motor, 2,000 kg thrust
plus 300 kg cruise chamber
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Span
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9.80 m
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Length
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7.05 m
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Wing Area
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20.40 m2
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Aspect Ratio
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4.71
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Maximum Weight
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4,310 kg
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Wing loading
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210.83 kg/m2
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Maximum speed
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960 km/hr @3,000-9,000 m
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Climb Rate
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5,000 m/min
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Endurance
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12 minutes powered flight
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Armament
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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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