Author Topic: Me-163s! (Read 569 times)

Chairboy · « **Reply #15 on:** August 04, 2002, 01:50:50 AM »

The following links give figures in regards to powered flight endurance:

http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/me163.htm 8-10 minutes

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/air_power/ap16a.htm 7.5 minutes

http://www.nasm.si.edu/nasm/aero/aircraft/me163.htm 8 minutes

3 minutes is too short, the real life burn time was 8-10 minutes as noted above.

Regards,

Chairboy

Gixer · « **Reply #16 on:** August 04, 2002, 04:00:04 AM »

Don't they still hold the record for rate of climb?

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LLv34_Snefens · « **Reply #17 on:** August 04, 2002, 06:58:27 AM »

I would think not.

Even tho it could climb to 40,000 ft. in 3 min and 35 sec with initial rate of climb of about 16,000 ft./min, it couldn't climb vertical like some modern jets can.
I can't remember the exact angle, but I believe it climbed at about 50 degree at a speed of about 450 mph.
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Wilfrid · « **Reply #18 on:** August 04, 2002, 07:34:21 AM »

Welcome to the best looking plane texture in Aces High...

ccvi · « **Reply #19 on:** August 04, 2002, 10:19:10 AM »

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Originally posted by LLv34_Snefens
I can't remember the exact angle, but I believe it climbed at about 50 degree at a speed of about 450 mph.

I think it was 420mph at 70 degrees.

In the screen shot above, is it really the same vertical speed indicator that is used in all other planes?

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #20 on:** August 04, 2002, 10:28:39 AM »

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Originally posted by ccvi

In the screen shot above, is it really the same vertical speed indicator that is used in all other planes?

Looks like it:

Halo · « **Reply #21 on:** August 04, 2002, 10:54:14 AM »

Wow, Edbert, unperked 163s with historically limited fuel only at fields next to Hq, last ditch point defense for highest priority targets ... wow! Is this the Greatest Game in the History of the Universe or what?

Heinkel · « **Reply #22 on:** August 04, 2002, 10:55:19 AM »

Killing the VVS Rocket, with the LW one:

Heinkel · « **Reply #23 on:** August 04, 2002, 10:57:11 AM »

Yak trys break turn when 163 bounces:

Heinkel · « **Reply #24 on:** August 04, 2002, 10:58:07 AM »

Zeke vs 163:

Heinkel · « **Reply #25 on:** August 04, 2002, 10:58:56 AM »

Another yak, trying his fancy moves

Majors · « **Reply #26 on:** August 04, 2002, 01:34:49 PM »

Hi Mates

You gotta be kidding!! Dogfighting in a Me-163?? This plane was designed to use a rocket engine to drive it up to 30K to attack BOMBERS!!! After it hit that alt, the fuel was gone and it was a glider all the way back down. No propulsion!!

Who designed this one to have power all the time?? Totally wrong. Also, understand the controls were tough to manage as the speed declined. Don't think these little planes did much damaged to the mustangs, etc. The 262 was a different story.

As for new planes, where are the B25 and B24 and Stukas?

Hope nobody got real excited over the 163. Only supposed to be a bomber killer.

Majors
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Oldest Yank in the RAF

PS Was in the second grade at school when these airplanes were actually flying

Heinkel · « **Reply #27 on:** August 04, 2002, 01:56:06 PM »

IT was just FUN night!! The actuall plane didn't have 520 rounds of 30mm, and a 1 hour endurance. When it formally gets introduced it will be realistic. (at least I think so)

Wotan · « **Reply #28 on:** August 04, 2002, 02:30:19 PM »

majors are u paying attention?

ofcourse there were no real life restrictions on it. Thats why they call umm "evil con missions".

Its was a 1 time aces high covention "tease"

theres some severly humorless people in the world

Puke · « **Reply #29 on:** August 04, 2002, 06:40:28 PM »

I got to sit in on Daddog's computer at the con and the 163s are fun! However, I discovered while chasing an ME262 is that negative G shuts off the engine. In fact, I didn't realize at first the engine was off but noticed I was slowing and the 262 was getting distance on me. A later flight where I pushed nose down hard confirmed my suspicion when the engine shut off.

Daddog, sorry about borrowing your computer to practice my ME262 hangar fly-throughs in the MA. I hope you didn't really need those perk points.