Marvel Onkey Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 (edited) Does anyone know what the tiny little propeller on the nose of the Me-163 Komet is for? You can see it in this picture: http://s3.amazonaws.com/dk-production/images/17534/story_image/800px-Museum_of_Flight_Me_163_04.jpg?1359565398 Could it have anything to do with gliding ability once the rocket fuel is exhausted? Edited July 14, 2017 by Marvel Onkey Spelling & Grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intruder503 Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 I may be wrong but I believe it generates electricity by powering a ram air turbine? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 It drives the generator to provide electric power for the instruments 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawzer Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 32 minutes ago, Intruder503 said: I may be wrong but I believe it generates electricity by powering a ram air turbine? Yep. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawzer Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 34 minutes ago, Black Knight said: It drives the generator to provide electric power for the instruments Yep again (couldn't mange to agree with both at the same time for some reason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 it was for me to twiddle round in the Deutsche Museum when I was 6 and wonder how such a small propeller could make the plane fly..... well, I was 6...... 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Onkey Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 Well I would never have guessed that in a month of Sundays- thanks everyone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
303sqn Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 2 hours ago, Troy Smith said: it was for me to twiddle round in the Deutsche Museum when I was 6 and wonder how such a small propeller could make the plane fly..... well, I was 6...... Well, it is possible. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDriskill Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 (edited) Many years ago, I visited the USAF museum in Dayton, Ohio. While standing in front of their 163, a very elderly fellow with very thick glasses walked up, studied it at great length, then said at the top of his lungs, "YA MEAN DAT'S ALL DE PROPELLA DAT THING HAD?!" I had to bite my tongue... If you look closely, you can see that the blades are pitched "backwards" (concave face forward)--designed not to pull air, but to be pushed by the slipstream to drive the generator. Edited July 14, 2017 by MDriskill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 3 hours ago, Troy Smith said: it was for me to twiddle round in the Deutsche Museum when I was 6 and wonder how such a small propeller could make the plane fly..... well, I was 6...... Troy, Just curious- when you twiddled the prop, did the instrument panel light up? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 6 minutes ago, 72modeler said: Troy, Just curious- when you twiddled the prop, did the instrument panel light up? Mike erm, I forgot to check... I don't think I was tall enough then... It's one of those odd memories, I used to go the museum quite often (I was in Munich for 9 months) and it was fairly close, the aviation hall had a Bf109E, Me262, Me163, Fokker D.VII and a Ju52 minus one wing which you could walk though, but the Me163 was memorable as back then (early 70's) no-one seemed to mind if I twiddled the prop... an image search has not turned up the display hall from then, but I seem to recall the prop was yellow even then.. I'm dimly recall the cut outs looking at the pic, and I think there was a ladder to look into the cockpit (may have been something else) The colours are pretty suspect, and even the actual identity is in doubt https://robdebie.home.xs4all.nl/me163/deutsches.htm some useful images in the link though. cheers T 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Troy, I must have been something like six years old also when we visited the museum with my grand father (late 1970s). I didn't even notice the Me 163 as I was so exited to see a real Me 262 (I was a big fan then and still am). At least there was a ladder of some sort to climb and see the Me 262 cockpit. Best Regards, Antti 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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