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The German Me-163 Komet was built by the Messerschmitt company during WWII. It was the only rocket- powered military plane to ever be used in combat The Komet set numerous flight records during the war and is considered an engineering marvel. Its record- setting combat speed made it a difficult target to shoot down. However, the Komet burned fuel at an enormous rate. Typically, it would run out of fuel after 8 minutes of flight and have to glide back to base unpowered. gliding leyel flight 566.0 mph exhaust 1855.0 kg 3855.0 kg A national aerospace museum has accumulated the results of questionnaires filled out by visitors. One question appears seeminly unanswered: How fast did the Me-163 glide back to base? Allied fighter pilots claim the glide speed was as low as 250 mph, whereas the few surviving German pilots claim closer to 360 mph. Both sides agree that the glide angle was about 22.0° with respect to the horizontal (as shown). The museum has asked you to settle the question theoretically The museum has provided a few facts that you can maybe use to calculate the glide speed. For o maximum thrust output of the rocket motor is well known, 17700 N. At level flight (combat altitude) the traveled at a maximum speed of 566.0 mph. ne, the Me-163 illed with fuel, the Me-163 had a mass of 3855.0 kg. but dropped to 1855.0 kg once the rocket fuel ran out

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