Messerschmidt Me163 Komet - USAF Museum 04-18-2017
I The Komet was meant for point defense against Allied bombers. It was very fast (max. 595 mph with test runs in the 600-700 mph range reported) and had a high rate of climb (16,000 feet per minute) but could only fly about 50 miles. It also used a fundamentally unstable propellant. From the USAF Web site:
[i]The motor used two fuels -- hydrazine hydrate in methanol, plus concentrated hydrogen peroxide -- that ignited violently when combined with a catalyst.[/i]
Anyone who knows about hydrazine knows you do not want to use it.
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196267/messerschmitt-me-163b-komet/
The fact sheet reports that this particular Komet was likely sabotages during production by slave laborer(s).
[i]The motor used two fuels -- hydrazine hydrate in methanol, plus concentrated hydrogen peroxide -- that ignited violently when combined with a catalyst.[/i]
Anyone who knows about hydrazine knows you do not want to use it.
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196267/messerschmitt-me-163b-komet/
The fact sheet reports that this particular Komet was likely sabotages during production by slave laborer(s).
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(For those not aware of it, hydrazine reportedly smells like flowers and will kill most people essentially immediately if you can smell it.)