Part of a interesting documentary about Me163 Komet.
These are its characteristics:
Crew: 1
Length: 5.70 m (18 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 9.33 m (30 ft 7 in)
Height: 2.75 m... Moreğ (9 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 18.5 m² (200 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,905 kg (4,200 lb)
Loaded weight: 3,950 kg (8,710 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 4,310 kg (9,500 lb) Powerplant: 1× Walter HWK 109-509A-2 liquid-fuel rocket, 17 kN (3,800 lbf) Performance
Maximum speed: 960 km/h (596 mph)
Duration of flight: 8 minutes)
Range: 40 km (25 miles)
Service ceiling: 12,100 m (39,700 ft)
Rate of climb: 3,666 m/min (11,730 ft/min)
Wing loading: 213 kg/m² (43 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.42 Armament
2× 30 mm Rheinmetall Borsig MK 108 cannons (60 rounds per gun.
Tragic events on a Flight, all flight attendants taken ill, nobody available to serve drinks & food! :-D
A comedy, off course all of us appreciate the work of cabin crews!
Airports in New York and Los Angeles are testing out body scanners that allow security screeners to see what's under a passenger's clothing. Privacy problems!!
ARGENTINA: A King Air private plane lands with its front landing gear stuck half-way, the pilot's skill saved the aircraft as he made the nose of the plane "float" without touching the runway almost to the end, minimizing potential damage.