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Messerschmitt Me 163A
Glider
In Service:
First Flight:
Manufacturer: Messerschmitt
Number built: 500 All variants
Type: Glider
Crew: 1 man
Length: 5.38 m
Wingspan: 9.3 m
Wing area: 17.55 m²
Height: 2.74 m
Empty:
Loaded: 2,100 kg
Engine: none
Maximum speed: 550 km/h
Range:
Service ceiling:
Armament:
Bomb load up to
Electronics:
Operators: Luftwaffe
Variants:
DFS 194
Me 163A
Me
163B
Me
163C
Me
163S
Other: Gliders
Articles:
The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822
German Aircraft of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0370000242
Hitler's Luftwaffe.
ISBN-10: 051718771X
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