Bachem Ba 349 Natter – Photos & Vidéo

Galerie de photos d’un Bachem Ba 349 Natter, The Bachem Ba 349 Natter (English: Colubrid, grass-snake) was a World War II German point-defence rocket-powered interceptor, which was to be used in a very similar way to a manned surface-to-air missile. After a vertical take-off, which eliminated the need for airfields, most of the flight to the Allied bombers was to be controlled by an autopilot. The primary role of the relatively untrained pilot was to aim the aircraft at its target bomber and fire its armament of rockets. The pilot and the fuselage containing the rocket-motor would then land using separate parachutes, while the nose section was disposable. The only manned vertical take-off flight on 1 March 1945 ended in the death of the test pilot, Lothar Sieber.

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The Bachem Ba 349 Natter was a rocket-powered interceptor designed by Erich Bachem for the German Luftwaffe during World War II. It was intended to be used as a manned surface-to-air missile against Allied bombers. The Natter had a simple wooden structure, except for the armored cockpit that could be separated and parachuted to safety. The Natter was launched vertically from a tower or a trailer, using four solid-fuel boosters to accelerate it to high speed. The main rocket engine could then be controlled by the pilot or an autopilot to intercept the target. The Natter carried a large number of rockets or cannons in its nose, which could be fired at close range. The Natter was never deployed operationally, and only one manned flight was attempted, resulting in the death of the pilot.