Cool Youtube video on the ME-163 Komet

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Cool Youtube video on the ME-163 Komet

Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:19 am

Came across this interesting video on Youtube which features Feldwebel Siegfried Schubert and the ME-163 Komet. 8)

John

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5xk8_tUa0o
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Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:23 pm

I think Sergant Schubert and anyone who flew these things had great big brass cajones.
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Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:48 pm

Obergrafeter wrote:I think Sergant Schubert and anyone who flew these things had great big brass cajones.


Yeah...especially when you consider the fact that their own plane was usually more dangerous than the enemy fighters. I believe only about 15% of the ME-163 pilot deaths were from being shot down. The rest were killed in training accidents! :shock:

John
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Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:14 pm

the c-stoff & t-stoff fuel would literally ignite when mixed. burns regarding fuel handlers were high. the fuel was fairly stable when separated.
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