Check out the reviews of our "Komet" DVD from Modeling Madness, Cybermodeler, and Internet Modeler! Taking to the skies over Germany in the final days of World War II, the Messerschmitt ME-163 was the world's first rocket-powered fighter. This DVD release from rocket.aero contains the following:

* an original short film covering the exciting history of the first rocket-propelled fighter to see combat

* flight testing and development footage of the early ME-163A and the operational ME-163B, with special audio commentary tracks

* coverage of Walter engine testing, with audio commentary

* a vintage US Army Air Corps briefing on the ME-163, with original audio

* World War II gun camera films, including shots of the ME-163B in combat

* rare footage of ME-163 catapult launch testing with audio commentary

* fascinating coverage of Reinhold Tiling's early research on rocket-boosted gliders with audio commentary

* footage of early German rocket vehicle testing by Sander, Valier, and von Opel with audio commentary

* coverage of the Lake Greenwood Mail Rocket, a 1936 attempt to launch mail via rocket-powered glider

* still photos of the ME-163, accessible via DVD slide show or computer DVD-ROM drive

* a special “Modeler’s Notes” audio commentary track

Running time approximately 98 minutes, NTSC. DVD encoded for all regions. All images courtesy USAF and NARA unless otherwise noted. Compilation ©2006, rocket.aero.

ME-163 Preview (requires QuickTime 7, 4.4 MB)

ME-163 Preview on YouTube

Interested in learning more about the ME-163? Rob de Bie's Komet website is a great place to start, and also has a great overview of our DVD!
See the ME-163 DVD cover art!