Which reminds me (and I apologise if this has been covered because I've not followed all the posts) I believe there was a book written by the German test pilot (Hannah Reich??) which covers in part the development of the Komet. I tried to get one through the war memorial but they were unable to help.
Does anyone know the details (title, correct author etc) and/or if there is anywhere it can now be obtained? Allan Armistead ph (02) 6249 6470, fax (02) 6249 6555, mobile 0413 013 911 PO Box 908, Dickson ACT 2602, Australia "When once you have tasted flight, you will always walk with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you always will be." Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Borgelt Sent: Tuesday, 9 September 2003 13:56 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [aus-soaring] Rocket launching of gliders ? At 01:11 PM 9/09/03 +1000, you wrote: >Thanks Wombat > >You're the first person to identify an "allied" rocket-assist glider launch >method. I certainly knew about the Komet that others have mentioned, but I >can't imagine anyone in their right mind being terribly keen to fly one, >nor on the BGA having access to very many. > > From my visit to the War Memorial, I can recall that the Komet would race >up to meet the incoming Allied aircraft, shoot at them, and then glide back >to the airfield. The Allies realised that this latter phase of their >flight was their weakness, and decided to send fighters in low to pick off >the Komets as they were in or near to the circuit area and thus sitting >ducks. If contact with the volatile fuel didn't kill the pilots, the >Allied fighter aircraft finished them off. > >Jason Hanging around German fighter airfields at low altitude wasn't all that healthy either. Their AAA was pretty good and they sometimes tasked a FW190 unit to protect the rockets or jets in the landing and takeoff phase. Mike Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 Int'l + 61 429 355784 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.borgeltinstruments.com -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
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