| Messerschmitt M-163 Komet |
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| Réplique à La Ferta-Alais en 2009 |
| Immatriculation : D-1636 Localisation : Propriétaire : EADS Statut de la machine : En état de vol |
| A flying replica Me 163 was constructed between 1994 and 1996 by Joseph Kurtz, a former Luftwaffe pilot who trained to fly Me 163s, but who never flew in combat. He subsequently sold the aircraft to EADS. The replica is an unpowered glider whose shape matches that of an Me 163, although its construction completely differs: the glider is built of wood with an empty weight of 285 kilograms (628 lb), a fraction of the weight of a wartime aircraft. Reportedly, it has excellent flying characteristics. The glider is painted red to represent the Me 163 flown by Wolfgang Späte. As of 2011, it was still flying with the civil registration D-1636. |
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Id. machine : 1188
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