A key part of the impressive reserve collection housed at the Center is the remarkable collection of captured Luftwaffe machines from WW2. You know its an impressive collection when the most common airframes are an ME163 and Fw190! https://www.flickr.com/photos/127965535@N04/49244245502/in/photostream/ The ME163 Comet is in incredible condition appearing to more of less have been left "as … Continue reading MUSEUM PROFILE: STEVEN F. UDVAR-HAZY CENTER PART 2 – Luftwaffe Collection
The last post in this series took a look at some of the early jet engine designs that were underdevelopment or flown in the second world war. In this instalment lets take a look at some of the more unique designs used during the closing days of WW2 along with some iconic post war jet … Continue reading Aero Engines of History Part 6 – Rockets, Pulses and Post War
This post takes a look at one of history's most fascinating aeroplanes, the utterly mad ME163 Komet, a rocket powered interceptor developed during the second world war. This post serves as a neat conclusion to both the UK Messerschmitt series, as a number of surviving examples of this type are in UK museums, as well … Continue reading Rocket Interceptor- Messerschmitt ME163 Komet
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