The Me 163 would be towed aloft ... Between July and October of 1941, the Komet, fitted with Walter's improved R II-203b rocket motor producing 1,635 lb of thrust, flew powered trials at Peenemünde.

The Me-163 Komet was one of Nazi Germany’s most radical aircraft - a rocket-powered interceptor designed to destroy Allied bombers at lightning speed. But in actual combat, did it live up to the ...