Messerschmitt Bf 163

Prototype

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Production Data

First Flight:
Manufacturer: Messerschmitt
Number built: 1

Technical Data

Type: Prototype reconnaissance

Crew: 2 men
Length: 9.75 m
Wingspan: 13.58 m
Wing area: 22.8 m²
Height:
Empty: 995 kg
Loaded: 1,310 kg
Engine: 1 × Argus As 10C 8 cylinder air cooled 90º inverted Vee piston engine producing up to 240 hp
Maximum speed: 180 km/h
Range:
Service ceiling:
Armament:
none
Electronics:
Operators: Luftwaffe
Variants:
Bf 163 V-1
Bf 163 V-2

Other: Prototypes
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History

The Messerschmitt Bf 163 was a three seat single engine reconnaissance aircraft similar to Fi 156 only one built prototype reconnaissance

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Sources

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

For a complete list of sources