It’s more that they saw it only would a chance of destroying a handful of strategic bombers when there was as a good a chance it would blow up on take off, be damaged in combat or destroyed in landing.
look up the Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka. The Japanese used the same German rocket systems modified to be manned flying bombs dropped from bombers for short distance suicide missions. Kamikaze ramped up to 11 out of 10. The Japanese don't just share linguistic similarities of particles in language but also a tendency towards a death wish! Most people have no idea how truly barmy most Japanese weapon systems were as they don't speak the language let alone are able to read it. look up unit 731 among 1000's of Butai=stage a type of human experimentation theatre the Japanese had in sino-japanese war & in ww2. These stages/units are the only reason we know water content of human is 58 ±8% water for males and 48 ±6% for females & infants at 70±5%. Just try to imagine the physical process to acquire those figures & it has to be done to a sample of 1000's to have a sample size. i could tell you the details but I will spare you that much! You should look up how the Japanese were such monster that multiple German Nazi's in china at the time were made heroes for resisting Japanese war crimes & protecting civilians especially in Nanking. not to mention comfort women a truly horrid practice of the Japanese in in the Japanese empire. The NSDAP killed 17 to 21 million but the lowest estimates for Japan is 33million to excess of 50million. The Japanese are vilified in east Asia & India for valid reasons! Japanese animation really cleared up their public image & most western peoples short term memory! Germany were anything but saints in ww2 but the Japanese made them look good by comparison in their actions which is an understatement.
look up the Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka. The Japanese used the same German rocket systems modified to be manned flying bombs dropped from bombers for short distance suicide missions. Kamikaze ramped up to 11 out of 10. The Japanese don't just share linguistic similarities of particles in language but also a tendency towards a death wish!
Most people have no idea how truly barmy most Japanese weapon systems were as they don't speak the language let alone are able to read it. look up unit 731 among 1000's of Butai=stage a type of human experimentation theatre the Japanese had in sino-japanese war & in ww2. These stages/units are the only reason we know water content of human is 58 ±8% water for males and 48 ±6% for females & infants at 70±5%. Just try to imagine the physical process to acquire those figures & it has to be done to a sample of 1000's to have a sample size. i could tell you the details but I will spare you that much! The NSDAP killed 17 to 21 million but the lowest estimates for Japan is 33million to excess of 50million. The Japanese are vilified in east Asia & India for valid reasons! Japanese animation really cleared up their public image & most western peoples short term memory while knowing nothing! Germany were anything but saints in ww2 but the Japanese made them look good by comparison in their actions which is an understatement.
I read of one accident of an Me 163 which exploded during takeoff. The only remains of the pilot was one thigh bone which had been blasted clean of any flesh. I did read the autobiography of a German pilot who flew the Me-163. One day coming in to land he misjudged his approach and realised he was going to pass through the fuel depot where all the tanks of C-Stoff and T-Stoff were being stored. He rolled the 163 onto its wing and closed his eye. After a few seconds, and no sudden load explosion, he opened them again and realising he had passed between the tanks he made. He managed to make a successful landing. His squadrons motto was "only a flea, but oh what a flea." After the war the British did some experiments with these engines and discovered that passing the two fuels through a silver coated mesh solved the instability problem.
@@oddballsok That I am not sure about as that part was not explained. But I believe it helped with the mixing of the two fuels which made it stable to use.
Here are some of the things that could happen to you on this plane. Start up rocket: suddenly blows up Starting to take off: suddenly blows up Actually taking off: gear drops and bounces back into plane causing it to crash and suddenly blow up In flight: mixture of fuel can burn your eyes or fog up the entire cockpit Landing: suddenly blows up Landing roughly : if not carefully can snap your spine Landing: if containers for fuel is busted it will literally melt you. It was a truly a wunder how Germany thought this was a great idea.
There was also the Me 263, which was basically an improved version of the Komet that was slightly larger but faster, had its own retractable landing gear, and a nearly twice as long endurance in flight. Only 3 prototypes were created and only one of those ever flew.
Oh yeah that's interesting and also while on that topic and if JJ hasn't got there maybe you can suggest the ME 262 next the first jet fighter and the basis of the jet aircraft that will come after like the MIG's and F-86 Sabre among others.
One amazing test pilot who flew the Komet was Hannah Reisch. She was also one of the last pilots to fly out of Berlin when it was surrounded by the Soviets in 1945. 👍🏽
One bullet from the enemy hitting your 163 Komet and that could easily shatter the glass/enamel tanks or aluminum tanks and spill all over you melting you alive. This literally happened to pilots and has been recorded. One case a Luftwaffe pilot made an emergency crash landing due to a ruptured lines or something; when the people on the ground ran to the crash landing scene only to see the pilot basically dissolved alive and gooey/jelly remains. They quickly closed off the crash scene not wanting everyone to see what happened to the pilot...
Yeah, that was the case of Joschi Pöhs, happened at 23rd (I believe) of December 1943. He released the wheels, they bounced back, damaged one of the fuel tanks. Pöhs tried to return performing some dangerous maneuvre, stalled and crashed. One arm was missing completely and the other along with head turned into meat jelly. Mano Ziegler and Wolfgang Späte mention this accident in their books. I cannot find records for the statement about one bullet- almost certain death, that you mention, but there were other interesting things happening during combat flights, e.g. Späte flown his red-painted Komet during first official Komet combat sortie, preparing to attack 2 Thunderbolts from behind, but he reached some 960 kmph or more and his Komet become really shaky so he had to abort the attack and sneak out unnoticed (which was kind-of achievement considering flashy colour of his fighter).
The puns at the end are pretty volatile, and why i keep watching till the end. =P I also had to laugh at the camera strapped to the helmet of the pilot @5:40. :D
I love that the first JATO aircraft was an Erco Ercoupe. Those were "flying cars" with no rudder pedals, all flight controls were linked through the yoke, the 65 hp engine wasn't known for speed or performance but could run on unleaded mogas in a pinch. They were available for purchase at Sears.
I can imagine Disney doing the propaganda films, while Warner Bros. lurks in the background, snags Third Reich scientists, and gives us Wile E. Coyote. Is it a coincidence that their exploits take place in the deserts of the Southwest?
Thanks Johnny for your in detail about the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet The Komet’s rocket engine used a propellant called C-Stoff, combining methanol and hydrazine hydrate. The C-Stoff was oxidized with a hydrogen peroxide-based solution called T-Stoff and is still used today in satellites and many more things...... Old F-4 2 Shoe🇺🇸
Rudolf Opitz was one of the test pilots for the Komet, I suppose because he had years of glider experience from the "treaty" days. You can see him in the cockpit of the Komet wearing a GoPro-style camera if you google his name. After the war, he founded a glider school in northern Virginia which became famous. I believe there is an Opitz Street there. I live 30 miles away, but I have never been there. Oh, I was researching the Komet for a book I never wrote; this documentary is excellent. --Old Guy
Great video as always. My only criticism is that you omitted any mention of Hanna Reitsch. She tested the Me 163 and was badly injured during the testing. She was awarded the Iron Cross (first class) as a result and this might have been a nice link to your earlier video on the medal.
Yes it really is good and also if you haven't already and have the time suggest to JJ on doing a video about the Me262 next the world's first jet fighter.
@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Tis but the truth my friend, whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed you're my go to - always helps ease me down and the dad jokes always put a smile on my face :) keep doing what you're doing, I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels better after one of your vids pops up ❤️
Cool video, I worked in HAZMAT as a firefighter for a couple of decades, got to be careful with those hypergolic propellants, wickedly nasty and unforgiving. Fortunately, we have one of these in my neck of woods at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in VA, thank you much! 👍
"Eric Winkle Brown", the famous test pilot also flew this aircraft under its own power. His buddies and former german ground crew warned him not to try it as it was too dangerous. But he persisted, said it was one of his most "exilerating" moments.
I'm glad Captain Brown was mentioned in the comments. A fascinating man, did so much in life. Even interrogated head of the Luftwaffe Herman Goring. Captain Brown was fluent in both French and German language. First to land a jet powered aircraft on a aircraft carrier and 2,407 carrier landings. Flew 487 types of aircraft, including the F-4 and Buccaneer! Lived till 96 years old, doesn't get any better than that!
Nobody would ever think Wile E. Coyote came up with this, Wile E. Coyote would never be stupid enough to come up with this or even touch it with a ten-foot pole. The executives in charge of shelving that Wile E. Coyote vs. Acme movie though...
I’ve seen one that is preserved at the Australian war memorial in Canberra , I have also remember reading a Australian pilot who shot down a komet and bent the rear tail surfaces of his mustang in the process, there is also some stills from his gun camera
Oh, it could be worse. Just like the Japanese the Germans also introduced the kamikaze, or whatever the German word for it was. Probably a word so long it looks more like a sentence but without spaces.
Showing the Ercoupe / JATO footage at the end is Cool! It's not commonly known that JATO's were tested on the civilian plane, and this is the first time I've seen the Jato footage!
Ha! I lve always liked the little propeller on the front. It reminds me of those funny propeller hats, like the Calvin sends in a bunch of Sugar Bombs box tops to win. Not so much a "fighter" but more of a semi-guided rocket with some guns on it.
Remember the time the Luftwaffe tried to drop an anvil on Churchill during the Blitz? Or painting a picture of a cliff on Remagen bridge and call it a day?(Shermans drove right through the painting, but for panzers that counterattacked, it turned into a cliff)?
I was hoping you would use some WT game play footage from Smigol Time. There's plenty of footage of him making this thing dance as he dogfights multiple opponents.
The advantage of hypergolic fuel is that it ignites spontaneously when the two parts are mixed. No ignition source is needed. But as you pointed out it's nasty stuff.
Dear Johnny, I'd like to address a few points related to the Me-163 Comet, specifically focusing on its performance and operational aspects. Please allow me to provide some clarifications: 1. Speed Achievements: The Me-163A achieved an impressive speed of 1000 kph. However, it's worth noting that the operational B version reached a slightly lower speed of approximately 920 kph. 2. Fuel Dissolution: It's "only" the T-Stoff that is responsible for dissolving organic materials (such as flesh). 3. Powered Flight Time: There seems to be misinformation circulating online regarding the Me-163's flight time. Let's set the record straight. The HWK 109-509 rocket engine consumed fuel at a rate of 5.3 lbs per 1000 lb sec. at sea level, full throttle. Source: "Analysis and evaluation of german attainments and research in the liquid rocket engine field" vol. vii "thrust control" - ADA800132, feb. 1952. With 1700 kp thrust (equivalent to 3750 lbf), the fuel consumption was approximately 19.875 lb/s at full throttle on the deck. Considering the 2018 kg of fuel available, the maximum full-throttle time was 224 seconds-equivalent to 3 minutes and 44 seconds. Any powered flight exceeding 4 minutes likely involved throttling back, as required. 4. Sound Barrier: The Me-163 cannot break the sound barrier due to its wing profile and chord thickness. Physics remains undefeated! 5. Confirmed Kills: Let's be clear: there are only three confirmed kills attributed to the Comet. Anything beyond that falls into the realm of claims. 6. Attack Tactics: During combat, the Comet climbed above bomber formations, executing gliding attacks. If fuel conditions allowed and sufficient time had passed since engine shutdown (a minimum of two minutes before re-igniting the engine), the Comet would ascend using remaining fuel for another gliding dive attack on the bombers. 7. Landing Challenges: When landing, the T-Stoff had to be dumped. There were no second attempts or go-arounds. Once committed to landing, there was no turning back. The need to eliminate accidental detonations from fuel remnants necessitated this procedure. Thank you for your attention to these details. If you have any further questions or require additional information, feel free to reach out.
If you want to see the the Walter HWK 109-509B rocket engine and a complete Me 163, you can visit the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at the southern side of the Dulles airport in Virginia USA. I was there in Mar 2015 and the 163 looked like undergoing restoration, hope it’s done by now. They also had a Horten Ho 229 flying wing twin jet in their restoration workshop, in pretty bad condition, but still recognisable, hope they fixed this too. The entrance is free, but you have to pay 20$ for parking, a bargain for a whole family, but even alone I guarantee it’s fully worth seeing, Enola Gay, Bob Hoover Shrike Commander, Do 335, Arado 234 jet bomber, a Concorde, a USAF Connie, an SR 71 and the fully preserved Space Shuttle Discovery, really huge and unexpected surface finishing. If you’re an aviation fan, this place is as close to heaven as you can get.🤩👏🏼
You allude to, but never outright say, the real reason we stopped pursuing "rocket" planes: jet and then turbojet technology rapidly reached the point where we got the same flight performance, but added the advantage of being able to control the power output. Most of the other issues with the Me163 could be solved - and indeed were, in both rocket-propelled missiles and in space vehicles - but you really can't get around the fact that a rocket is either on or off, which gives one very few options for adjusting speed.
"If the rocket cut out at low altitude, pilots were warned not to try to bank or turn with a full fuel load but to put down straight away. "If at all possible. Heading straight into the cemetery to save expenses.""
Nice - I was almost disappointed about the pun at the end. The Komet was more dangerous to its operators and ground crew than to the bombers. An act of desperation.
Saw one of these in a museum. If l recall it had no landing wheels, just a skid. It was launched on a wheeled sled that dropped off at the end of the runway. Instead of wonder weapons, these last-ditch ideas should be called desperation weapons.
Thank god the Nazi's wasted so much of their limited resources on "Wonder Weapons" that either turned out infeasible, impractical, or just plain disastrous. In the end a big part of their defeat came from them spending money like water and being left with so little they had to power vehicles on wood burning engines
Interesting design, but for sure, I would like not to be a pilot inside this "wonder".Do you consider preparing another movie about He 162 Salamander/Volksjager ?
One moment you're on the runway slowly inching into position, wondering what all the fuss was about. The next, you're 200 feet in the air and rising, a shrieking human speck on the front end of a blazing rocket trail making straight for the stratosphere. Why are you doing this? How do you get down? What happens if you start crapping out heavy munitions at this speed? Honestly, we're hoping you tell us.
With the video, it seems the pilots had little control over the rocket engine. Did they have ability to control the rate of fuel consumption? In WT you can even shut it off mid-flight. Is this in any way realistic or a gameplay conceit?
That’s mostly a game feature; the real aircraft did have throttle controls, but attempting to mess with them stood a good chance of causing engine failure, and I’m not sure that restarting the engine in flight was even possible. For the most part, the engine was either at full throttle or turned off, no in between.
You know it's dangerous when the WW2 Japanese military decided "nah, that thing is too dangerous."
It’s more that they saw it only would a chance of destroying a handful of strategic bombers when there was as a good a chance it would blow up on take off, be damaged in combat or destroyed in landing.
your right japanese only do ww2 era planes not modern planes
look up the Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka.
The Japanese used the same German rocket systems modified to be manned flying bombs dropped from bombers for short distance suicide missions.
Kamikaze ramped up to 11 out of 10.
The Japanese don't just share linguistic similarities of particles in language but also a tendency towards a death wish!
Most people have no idea how truly barmy most Japanese weapon systems were as they don't speak the language let alone are able to read it.
look up unit 731 among 1000's of Butai=stage a type of human experimentation theatre the Japanese had in sino-japanese war & in ww2.
These stages/units are the only reason we know water content of human is 58 ±8% water for males and 48 ±6% for females & infants at 70±5%.
Just try to imagine the physical process to acquire those figures & it has to be done to a sample of 1000's to have a sample size.
i could tell you the details but I will spare you that much!
You should look up how the Japanese were such monster that multiple German Nazi's in china at the time were made heroes for resisting Japanese war crimes & protecting civilians especially in Nanking.
not to mention comfort women a truly horrid practice of the Japanese in in the Japanese empire.
The NSDAP killed 17 to 21 million but the lowest estimates for Japan is 33million to excess of 50million.
The Japanese are vilified in east Asia & India for valid reasons!
Japanese animation really cleared up their public image & most western peoples short term memory!
Germany were anything but saints in ww2 but the Japanese made them look good by comparison in their actions which is an understatement.
look up the Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka.
The Japanese used the same German rocket systems modified to be manned flying bombs dropped from bombers for short distance suicide missions.
Kamikaze ramped up to 11 out of 10.
The Japanese don't just share linguistic similarities of particles in language but also a tendency towards a death wish!
Most people have no idea how truly barmy most Japanese weapon systems were as they don't speak the language let alone are able to read it.
look up unit 731 among 1000's of Butai=stage a type of human experimentation theatre the Japanese had in sino-japanese war & in ww2.
These stages/units are the only reason we know water content of human is 58 ±8% water for males and 48 ±6% for females & infants at 70±5%.
Just try to imagine the physical process to acquire those figures & it has to be done to a sample of 1000's to have a sample size.
i could tell you the details but I will spare you that much!
The NSDAP killed 17 to 21 million but the lowest estimates for Japan is 33million to excess of 50million.
The Japanese are vilified in east Asia & India for valid reasons!
Japanese animation really cleared up their public image & most western peoples short term memory while knowing nothing!
Germany were anything but saints in ww2 but the Japanese made them look good by comparison in their actions which is an understatement.
I read of one accident of an Me 163 which exploded during takeoff. The only remains of the pilot was one thigh bone which had been blasted clean of any flesh.
I did read the autobiography of a German pilot who flew the Me-163. One day coming in to land he misjudged his approach and realised he was going to pass through the fuel depot where all the tanks of C-Stoff and T-Stoff were being stored. He rolled the 163 onto its wing and closed his eye. After a few seconds, and no sudden load explosion, he opened them again and realising he had passed between the tanks he made. He managed to make a successful landing.
His squadrons motto was "only a flea, but oh what a flea."
After the war the British did some experiments with these engines and discovered that passing the two fuels through a silver coated mesh solved the instability problem.
What does the silver do to work ?
Rather, "Like a Flea, but wow!"
"Wie ein Floh, aber oho!" 2./JG400
@@Lykas_mitts Thanks. I was using a translation which may have taken some liberties with the wording.
@@oddballsok That I am not sure about as that part was not explained. But I believe it helped with the mixing of the two fuels which made it stable to use.
@@bigblue6917 They say that translations are like wives: the ugliest ones are the truest. --Old Guy
Not gonna lie probably the worst job I can think of in the Luftwaffe. “Hey. Hans. Go fly in the pilot melter 9000. Try not to crash. You’ll melt.”
You are cringe.
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Here are some of the things that could happen to you on this plane.
Start up rocket: suddenly blows up
Starting to take off: suddenly blows up
Actually taking off: gear drops and bounces back into plane causing it to crash and suddenly blow up
In flight: mixture of fuel can burn your eyes or fog up the entire cockpit
Landing: suddenly blows up
Landing roughly : if not carefully can snap your spine
Landing: if containers for fuel is busted it will literally melt you.
It was a truly a wunder how Germany thought this was a great idea.
@@KICKASSoBASSIST hmm yes zis vil vin ze war ze melty flugzeug
@@KICKASSoBASSIST I think we can all see the, slight, problem with this aircraft. Well, from a German pilots point of view anyway.
Ah yes, the accidental suicide rocket. but you don't crash in to anything, you just catch fire and fucking explode.
There was also the Me 263, which was basically an improved version of the Komet that was slightly larger but faster, had its own retractable landing gear, and a nearly twice as long endurance in flight. Only 3 prototypes were created and only one of those ever flew.
Oh yeah that's interesting and also while on that topic and if JJ hasn't got there maybe you can suggest the ME 262 next the first jet fighter and the basis of the jet aircraft that will come after like the MIG's and F-86 Sabre among others.
That landing gear bouncing away (purposeful or not) at 6:16 just fills me with all kinds of confidence.
It's great the amount of confidence we can have watching something from 80 years ago and know that's not use in there.
I would not call it a landing gear if it is only for starting 😅
@@fishbong Was this the first example in history of...takeoff gear?
One amazing test pilot who flew the Komet was Hannah Reisch. She was also one of the last pilots to fly out of Berlin when it was surrounded by the Soviets in 1945.
👍🏽
She also volunteered to pilot the guided Buzz Bomb, but that program was halted.
Eric Brown thought she was more than a little odd with a bit too much residual 3rd Reich.
She got a face full of Komet control panel after one bad landing, needed surgery
One bullet from the enemy hitting your 163 Komet and that could easily shatter the glass/enamel tanks or aluminum tanks and spill all over you melting you alive. This literally happened to pilots and has been recorded. One case a Luftwaffe pilot made an emergency crash landing due to a ruptured lines or something; when the people on the ground ran to the crash landing scene only to see the pilot basically dissolved alive and gooey/jelly remains. They quickly closed off the crash scene not wanting everyone to see what happened to the pilot...
Must have been the zombie dude from RoboCop’s granddad.
Yeah, that was the case of Joschi Pöhs, happened at 23rd (I believe) of December 1943. He released the wheels, they bounced back, damaged one of the fuel tanks. Pöhs tried to return performing some dangerous maneuvre, stalled and crashed. One arm was missing completely and the other along with head turned into meat jelly. Mano Ziegler and Wolfgang Späte mention this accident in their books.
I cannot find records for the statement about one bullet- almost certain death, that you mention, but there were other interesting things happening during combat flights, e.g. Späte flown his red-painted Komet during first official Komet combat sortie, preparing to attack 2 Thunderbolts from behind, but he reached some 960 kmph or more and his Komet become really shaky so he had to abort the attack and sneak out unnoticed (which was kind-of achievement considering flashy colour of his fighter).
To add to the fuel scarsity, it was also used on the catapults that started of the V1 flying bomb.
Possibly your best vid yet, love your content, keep it coming 👍👍👍
The puns at the end are pretty volatile, and why i keep watching till the end. =P
I also had to laugh at the camera strapped to the helmet of the pilot @5:40. :D
I love that the first JATO aircraft was an Erco Ercoupe. Those were "flying cars" with no rudder pedals, all flight controls were linked through the yoke, the 65 hp engine wasn't known for speed or performance but could run on unleaded mogas in a pinch. They were available for purchase at Sears.
Aww, Wile E. Coyote, super genious, which is genious to add Wile in this video, Warner Brothers will thank you for this.
Take care, and all the best.
I can imagine Disney doing the propaganda films, while Warner Bros. lurks in the background, snags Third Reich scientists, and gives us Wile E. Coyote.
Is it a coincidence that their exploits take place in the deserts of the Southwest?
Kudos Johnny! Great work as per usual!
This video is actually genuinely underated and damm.
Thanks Johnny for your in detail about the
Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet The Komet’s rocket engine used a propellant called C-Stoff, combining methanol and hydrazine hydrate. The C-Stoff was oxidized with a hydrogen peroxide-based solution called T-Stoff and is still used today in satellites and many more things......
Old F-4 2 Shoe🇺🇸
Thanks again, my man. Gotta say it again, it means a lot to me that my videos are appreciated by the real deal.
Always look forward to one of your posts johnny.. great stories great narration..
Keep it up
Always love watching your videos, I'm from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Rudolf Opitz was one of the test pilots for the Komet, I suppose because he had years of glider experience from the "treaty" days. You can see him in the cockpit of the Komet wearing a GoPro-style camera if you google his name. After the war, he founded a glider school in northern Virginia which became famous. I believe there is an Opitz Street there. I live 30 miles away, but I have never been there. Oh, I was researching the Komet for a book I never wrote; this documentary is excellent. --Old Guy
*"Wyle E. Coyote was in charge of the Komet's development" ... hahaha LOL **_classic._*
Great video as always. My only criticism is that you omitted any mention of Hanna Reitsch. She tested the Me 163 and was badly injured during the testing. She was awarded the Iron Cross (first class) as a result and this might have been a nice link to your earlier video on the medal.
Yes it really is good and also if you haven't already and have the time suggest to JJ on doing a video about the Me262 next the world's first jet fighter.
4:48
Based. Fishyyy is a great, underrated TH-cam channel. Thanks for including him.
Glad you did a video on this one, one of my favorite planes!
absolutely fascinating, good video, well done, bro'
Holding out for the day you start doing audiobooks Johnny, your voice is so soothing!
Kind and encouraging words 🧡
@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Tis but the truth my friend, whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed you're my go to - always helps ease me down and the dad jokes always put a smile on my face :) keep doing what you're doing, I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels better after one of your vids pops up ❤️
Fascinating stuff, cheers Johnny....😊😊😊😊
Thanks Johnny......l had to watch this amazing video AGAIN......
Old F-4 II Shoe🇺🇸
the puns are like icing on a delicious cake
Great video… loved the comment 💫 at the end!
Cool video, I worked in HAZMAT as a firefighter for a couple of decades, got to be careful with those hypergolic propellants, wickedly nasty and unforgiving. Fortunately, we have one of these in my neck of woods at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in VA, thank you much! 👍
Bro it constantly fucks with my the chemicals we mess with to shoot shit into the sky
Wow that sounds like a lot of risky stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Incredible thumbnail!
"Eric Winkle Brown", the famous test pilot also flew this aircraft under its own power. His buddies and former german ground crew warned him not to try it as it was too dangerous. But he persisted, said it was one of his most "exilerating" moments.
I'm glad Captain Brown was mentioned in the comments. A fascinating man, did so much in life. Even interrogated head of the Luftwaffe Herman Goring. Captain Brown was fluent in both French and German language. First to land a jet powered aircraft on a aircraft carrier and 2,407 carrier landings. Flew 487 types of aircraft, including the F-4 and Buccaneer! Lived till 96 years old, doesn't get any better than that!
Nobody would ever think Wile E. Coyote came up with this, Wile E. Coyote would never be stupid enough to come up with this or even touch it with a ten-foot pole. The executives in charge of shelving that Wile E. Coyote vs. Acme movie though...
Could you do the K31 Swiss rifle that were shown in movies?
Nice video, thank you again😊
So loved by her pilots the survivors held a reunion every year after the War. In a phone booth in Dusseldorf.
A booth for a phone? What use possible would such a structure serve?
@@revolutionhamburger, time travel.
That thumbnail is amazing. I wouldn’t expect you to make a joke like that (the Peter one)
holy crap i never expected footage of fishyyy to show up here XD lets gooo!
Another great video
I’ve seen one that is preserved at the Australian war memorial in Canberra , I have also remember reading a Australian pilot who shot down a komet and bent the rear tail surfaces of his mustang in the process, there is also some stills from his gun camera
Desperate times ... extremely desperate measures!
Oh, it could be worse. Just like the Japanese the Germans also introduced the kamikaze, or whatever the German word for it was. Probably a word so long it looks more like a sentence but without spaces.
Oh, right, the Sonderkommandoes.
@@bigblue6917 sip some sake and fly this plane! Lol no thnx
Japanese Ground Crew: "This stuff is insanely dangerous!"
Enola Gay Air Crew: "Hold my beer."
Showing the Ercoupe / JATO footage at the end is Cool! It's not commonly known that JATO's were tested on the civilian plane, and this is the first time I've seen the Jato footage!
It is said that a Komet was in one head on dog fight w/ a Miskito in a circular chase. The Brit got shot down.
literally just saw one at udvar hazy
as a kid I read a book Me-163 by Mano Ziegler many times.
"Johnny, it's gas that eats your face."
"Come on, what's the worst that could happen."
*"It's gas that eats your face!"*
Ha! I lve always liked the little propeller on the front. It reminds me of those funny propeller hats, like the Calvin sends in a bunch of Sugar Bombs box tops to win. Not so much a "fighter" but more of a semi-guided rocket with some guns on it.
Remember the time the Luftwaffe tried to drop an anvil on Churchill during the Blitz? Or painting a picture of a cliff on Remagen bridge and call it a day?(Shermans drove right through the painting, but for panzers that counterattacked, it turned into a cliff)?
I read somewhere, JJ--that a pilot actually dissolved in his seat when there was a fuel leak.
GREAT one Johnny.
I couldn't help but
KOMET! 😂
There's a Komet in the Canadian Museum of Aviation, Ottawa.
After that "Komet" pun I almost jettisoned my dinner.
can you do the m1911 video next because the m1911 was the most iconic American pistol there isn't a world war 2 movies and series without the m1911
That ending pun got me. HA!
the acid toy plane 😂
Tail being removed to service the engine seemed to be a feature in the Komet and early jets like the Sabre.
i'm melting i'm melting AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaAAAAAAAA
I get the feeling the pilot would not have sufficient time to say anything.
what a world!
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There's at least one test pilot who, if still conscious, definitely said something like this.
Hahahahahaha.
Johnny I wanna hear about those rocket assist pods from cold war and destruction of airfields
do you have a video on JATO? that would be cool
“Acid fighter” is such a cool nickname when I heard about the plane
I was hoping you would use some WT game play footage from Smigol Time. There's plenty of footage of him making this thing dance as he dogfights multiple opponents.
0:44 can’t believe loony toons predicted the oppressor mk2
Can we get a video on the he 162?
Apparently the me 163A's exhaust was purple because of the z stoff
The advantage of hypergolic fuel is that it ignites spontaneously when the two parts are mixed. No ignition source is needed. But as you pointed out it's nasty stuff.
Saw the me 163 komet on display at Australian War museum in Canberra
My German grandfather said that Wiley Coyote wasn't on the design team in an official capacity but, he was a consultant on the ME 163 projekt.
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I think the pilot with the most kills in the Komet was killed when it blew up on the ground.
Did the maker of "masters of the air" included in their series?!
What’s up Telly
How’s Crocker and saperstein
Dear Johnny,
I'd like to address a few points related to the Me-163 Comet, specifically focusing on its performance and operational aspects. Please allow me to provide some clarifications:
1. Speed Achievements: The Me-163A achieved an impressive speed of 1000 kph. However, it's worth noting that the operational B version reached a slightly lower speed of approximately 920 kph.
2. Fuel Dissolution: It's "only" the T-Stoff that is responsible for dissolving organic materials (such as flesh).
3. Powered Flight Time: There seems to be misinformation circulating online regarding the Me-163's flight time. Let's set the record straight. The HWK 109-509 rocket engine consumed fuel at a rate of 5.3 lbs per 1000 lb sec. at sea level, full throttle.
Source: "Analysis and evaluation of german attainments and research in the liquid rocket engine field" vol. vii "thrust control" - ADA800132, feb. 1952.
With 1700 kp thrust (equivalent to 3750 lbf), the fuel consumption was approximately 19.875 lb/s at full throttle on the deck. Considering the 2018 kg of fuel available, the maximum full-throttle time was 224 seconds-equivalent to 3 minutes and 44 seconds. Any powered flight exceeding 4 minutes likely involved throttling back, as required.
4. Sound Barrier: The Me-163 cannot break the sound barrier due to its wing profile and chord thickness. Physics remains undefeated!
5. Confirmed Kills: Let's be clear: there are only three confirmed kills attributed to the Comet. Anything beyond that falls into the realm of claims.
6. Attack Tactics: During combat, the Comet climbed above bomber formations, executing gliding attacks. If fuel conditions allowed and sufficient time had passed since engine shutdown (a minimum of two minutes before re-igniting the engine), the Comet would ascend using remaining fuel for another gliding dive attack on the bombers.
7. Landing Challenges: When landing, the T-Stoff had to be dumped. There were no second attempts or go-arounds. Once committed to landing, there was no turning back. The need to eliminate accidental detonations from fuel remnants necessitated this procedure.
Thank you for your attention to these details. If you have any further questions or require additional information, feel free to reach out.
Thank you! Sorry I didn't notice this until now. Always appreciate added clarity.
Oh my god! I just got the family guy thumbnail.
Hilarious
"Hey Lois, i will be an aircraft designer like my uncle's great grandfather Wilhelm Griffin."
Cutaway:
"Ze perfekt flying maschine! Me 163."
If you want to see the the Walter HWK 109-509B rocket engine and a complete Me 163, you can visit the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at the southern side of the Dulles airport in Virginia USA. I was there in Mar 2015 and the 163 looked like undergoing restoration, hope it’s done by now. They also had a Horten Ho 229 flying wing twin jet in their restoration workshop, in pretty bad condition, but still recognisable, hope they fixed this too. The entrance is free, but you have to pay 20$ for parking, a bargain for a whole family, but even alone I guarantee it’s fully worth seeing, Enola Gay, Bob Hoover Shrike Commander, Do 335, Arado 234 jet bomber, a Concorde, a USAF Connie, an SR 71 and the fully preserved Space Shuttle Discovery, really huge and unexpected surface finishing. If you’re an aviation fan, this place is as close to heaven as you can get.🤩👏🏼
Yes, i saw the 163 around that time. Great museum there.
Muito bom o vídeo. Imagens raras de um avião lindo. Os alemães e suas invenções maravilhosas. Saudações aqui do Brasil. 😁👍😉🆒
I like how the thumbnail has a family guy stock image💀
0:36 is kind of ironic that the AI coloration sees both the swastica as well as the late war Balkenkreutz as "red cross" items..
I saw this in a museum in va
Still the only rocket-propelled interceptor to ever be used in combat.
{I posted this comment before it was mentioned in the video.}
You allude to, but never outright say, the real reason we stopped pursuing "rocket" planes: jet and then turbojet technology rapidly reached the point where we got the same flight performance, but added the advantage of being able to control the power output. Most of the other issues with the Me163 could be solved - and indeed were, in both rocket-propelled missiles and in space vehicles - but you really can't get around the fact that a rocket is either on or off, which gives one very few options for adjusting speed.
Technology was so crazy back then, what a time period to study!
Funnily enough your pun at the end was a perfect German pronunciation of “Komet”
"If the rocket cut out at low altitude, pilots were warned not to try to bank or turn with a full fuel load but to put down straight away. "If at all possible. Heading straight into the cemetery to save expenses.""
"Hey I thought Buck Rogers was on our side "
What a wild crazy weapon
best pun ever
Dangerous plane.
Nice - I was almost disappointed about the pun at the end. The Komet was more dangerous to its operators and ground crew than to the bombers. An act of desperation.
omg imagine getting the feuls mixed up in the wrong containers
That's fuel and oxidizer.
Saw one of these in a museum. If l recall it had no landing wheels, just a skid. It was launched on a wheeled sled that dropped off at the end of the runway. Instead of wonder weapons, these last-ditch ideas should be called desperation weapons.
Saw one in Ottawa Canada national Museum of flight.
Thank god the Nazi's wasted so much of their limited resources on "Wonder Weapons" that either turned out infeasible, impractical, or just plain disastrous. In the end a big part of their defeat came from them spending money like water and being left with so little they had to power vehicles on wood burning engines
Money wasn’t a problem really
Interesting design, but for sure, I would like not to be a pilot inside this "wonder".Do you consider preparing another movie about He 162 Salamander/Volksjager ?
I'd heard that due to the flamable fuel, several blew up on the ground- basically they dissolved their own tanks and-BOOM
One moment you're on the runway slowly inching into position, wondering what all the fuss was about. The next, you're 200 feet in the air and rising, a shrieking human speck on the front end of a blazing rocket trail making straight for the stratosphere. Why are you doing this? How do you get down? What happens if you start crapping out heavy munitions at this speed? Honestly, we're hoping you tell us.
With the video, it seems the pilots had little control over the rocket engine. Did they have ability to control the rate of fuel consumption? In WT you can even shut it off mid-flight. Is this in any way realistic or a gameplay conceit?
The Walther engine was throttleable in contrary to many rockets of that time
That’s mostly a game feature; the real aircraft did have throttle controls, but attempting to mess with them stood a good chance of causing engine failure, and I’m not sure that restarting the engine in flight was even possible. For the most part, the engine was either at full throttle or turned off, no in between.
@@Shaun_Jones That makes sense with the state of the art at that time. Thank you my friend
@@JGCR59 cheers
The number plate for my Tesla ME169B. So many in jokes, including making sure the lithium batteries don’t catch fire. 😊
Komet goes YEEEEEEET!
what was the movie in the begenning?
So you had to have "The Right Stoff" to fly these rockets.