Title: Mustang vs. Komet - Germany 1944 Source:
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The Messerschmitt Me. 163B was the only rocket powered intercepter in history. Find out how piston-engined US P-51 Mustangs managed to down two of these super fast aircraft in dogfights high above Germany in late 1944.
Discover what made the famous rocket-powered Messerschmitt Me-163B the extraordinary flying machine it was. This package features possibly the most authentic aerodynamics ever done for this iconic WWII fighter, painstakingly researched and written by FSX aerodynamics master Bernt Stolle, whose own father flew the Me-163B in WWII - and thus this was a very special project. From mastering the art of taking off in an aircraft with a very narrow (and jettisonable) undercarriage, to combat maneuvering at high speed among the bomber formations, to flying back to your airfield and landing the aircraft in gilder form once the engine fuel is used up, you will come to know both the challenges and joys that were those of the real Me-163B pilots.
Although the Me-163B was known for its nice in-flight handling characteristics, this Me-163B will none the less be a challenge for experienced pilots, or for those seeking to expand their skill range. Discover why only the best of the best were allowed to fly the Me-163B Komet - including those with exceptional glider skills.
Experience the Me-163B aerodynamics to their absolute fullest:
Included free:
1: An entire USAAF B-17G Flying Fortress bomber formation, to scale, with 162 accurately scaled low poly aircraft (flying via a single set of air files), which can be flown as AI or by using freeware programs (such as the excellent FormationSetup, available here), to fully enable you to experience the spectacle and scale of these formations plus what it took to get the Komet into a firing pass, for example, and discover the high skills required of flying such a high speed aircraft against slower machines.
2: An accurately scaled, low poly, Messerschmitt Bf-110G tow plane, to take you up to altitude on unpowered training flights (instructions for use included).
I was curious what the tiny nose propeller was, turns out it spun a generator for the electrical system.
The JU-87 Stuka had a similar sized propeller on the landing gear strut that turned a siren during dives (psychological warfare), but that wouldn't make sense for the 163B, any attempt to use it in a dive bomber role would pretty much be a kamikaze mission.
“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs
Yes. No big petroleum drinking engine to drive a fat alternator.
Instead a tiny prop to generate needed current like the last ditch generators our airliners deploy in a pinch.
This was last ditch technology put into play to fight the two front conflict that Bismarck warned his emperor against fighting. The Germans put their foot in it twice.
Pretty smart folks can be talked into doing pretty stupid things. An object lesson, no?
Pretty smart folks can be talked into doing pretty stupid things.
Canada has lined up over 90% of their population within 50 miles of the US Border, one quick strike and and all that maple syrup is ours for the taking!
“I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits.” - William S Burroughs