The German Me 163 Komet was the world's first and only operational rocket-powered fighter. The Messerschmitt aircraft was an odd system; it combined a design from the mind of aviation genius Alexander Lippisch with a remarkable liquid-fueled rocket from the vaunted Hellmuth Walter Co. Its great speed could have made it a tremendous bomber interceptor, but its operational value was diminished by extremely short flight durations-less than eight minutes of powered flight.
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机译：德国的Me 163 Komet是世界上第一台也是唯一的可运行火箭动力战斗机。梅塞施密特飞机是一个奇怪的系统。它结合了航空天才亚历山大·利皮施（Alexander Lippisch）的设计理念和自自强的Hellmuth Walter Co.公司生产的出色液体燃料火箭。它的极高速度本可以使其成为强大的轰炸机拦截器，但由于极短的飞行时间而使其运行价值降低，不到八分钟的动力飞行。
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