Rocket engine, made for Messerschmitt ME 163B rocket interceptor

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This liquid bi-propellant rocket engine for the Messerschmitt ME 163B rocket interceptor dates from around 1944. It was captured at the Walter Engine Workshops at Keil in Germany by British forces.

The engine has a sea-level thrust of 3,300 lbs. It is marked 'Gerat Nr 109 - 509 A-2 Werk-Nr 4160 (...)rstelle HNk'. It is also painted with the identification 'T / K / F / 18'.

The Messerschmitt ME 163B Komet was the world's only operational rocket-powered fighter. Its powerplant was developed by Helmut Walter, a German Engineer who pioneered the use of hydrogen peroxide as a basis for a powerful and lightweight reaction propulsion engine. Walter created engines for extra power to assist aircraft on take off, and experimental propulsion systems for submersibles - all using hydrogen peroxide.

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• Online ID: 000-190-004-365-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1972.236
• Date: Around 1944
  c. 1944
  
• Material: Inscription: Gerat Nr 109 - 509 A-2 Werk-Nr 4160 (...)rstelle HNk T / K / F / 18
  Rocket engine
  
• Dimensions: 2700 mm L x 900 mm W x 750 mm
  
• What: Rocket engine
  
• Subject: 2. ASTRONAUTICS (Departmental Classification)
  
• Who: Messerschmitt (The engine is for this aircraft)
  Walter (Maker ?)
  
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• Description: Liquid-propellant rocket engine for the Messerschmitt rocket interceptor, c. 1944
  
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