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Title: Rocket exhaust from the 163...
Post by: gnubee on September 21, 2005, 09:33:46 PM

Don't flame me if I'm wrong... but when a 163 zooooooms by me, I'm suprised that there is not a visable rocket exhaust.  We see them from RATO packs, but not the 163.  

I'm not saying that it would have to stay animated for the same length of time as the real deal... but it may help the rest of us have an idea where the heck they are in a furbal....


Just a thought. :noid

Title: Rocket exhaust from the 163...
Post by: SuperDud on September 21, 2005, 10:12:57 PM

That is a good point.

Title: Rocket exhaust from the 163...
Post by: hubsonfire on September 22, 2005, 12:43:08 AM

I like this one.

Title: Rocket exhaust from the 163...
Post by: SMIDSY on September 22, 2005, 02:09:14 AM

i have been wondering about this for years. would be cool to change and it wouldnt be too hard.

Title: Rocket exhaust from the 163...
Post by: Callisto on September 22, 2005, 11:02:22 AM

It think 163 version we have in AH  did not leave a trail of smoke as it flew.

Title: Rocket exhaust from the 163...
Post by: Greebo on September 22, 2005, 02:30:24 PM

This looks like a shot of a prototype 163, but the production aircraft's exhaust should be similar. IIRC the rocket fuel and oxidiser used in the Walther engine produced a lot of very hot steam.

(http://www.luftwaffepics.com/LCBW3/me163-001.jpg)

Title: Rocket exhaust from the 163...
Post by: Scherf on September 22, 2005, 02:51:43 PM

The Mosquito vs. 163 encounter I've read about certainly indicated there was a visible trail from the rocket.

Title: Rocket exhaust from the 163...
Post by: Mitchell on September 22, 2005, 04:32:59 PM

That is the vertion that was in the war, the vertion of 163 we have never flew in the war.



P.S. Not 100% sure