1/72 Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet Modelist 207254 (academy 1673) Plastic Model Kit

Scale 1/72 Plastic Model Kit Modelist  207254 Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet Me-163 Komet German Jet Fighter Me-163B/S Komet
The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet was a German rocket-powered interceptor aircraft. Designed by Alexander Lippisch, it is the only rocket-powered fighter aircraft ever to have been operational and the first piloted aircraft of any type to exceed 1000 km/h (621 mph) in level flight. Its performance and aspects of its design were unprecedented. German test pilot Heini Dittmar in early July 1944 reached 1,130 km/h (700 mph), an unofficial flight airspeed record unmatched by turbojet-powered aircraft for almost a decade. Over 300 Komets were built, but the aircraft proved lackluster in its dedicated role as an interceptor and destroyed between 9 and 18 Allied aircraft against 10 losses. Aside from combat losses many pilots were killed during testing and training. Plastic Model Kit Scale 1/72 Modelist 207254 Messerschmitt Me-163 Komet German Jet Fighter Me-163B/S Komet Attention : The Messerschmitt Me-163 Komet model kit was repackaged by the Russian company MODELIST. 100% Authentic Academy 1673 Brand Model Kit .