Talk:Me 163B/@comment-2188496-20190915095532/@comment-1915363-20191007033852

Well, the historical plane was notoriously hard to fly. Besides its unmatched speed for nigh of a whole decade with a very short window to shoot down the bombers out of the sky, it can only fly for a very short amount of time, and its fuel was made of highly acidic and hypergolic propellants. If even a small amount of these explosive fuels remain when they are landing, a slightest bump could cause them to turn the plane into a literal komet (i.e. explode into a smoking and flaming crater).

Being able to land this damn thing is practically a miracle. Being able to shoot down bombers in one of this beast of a bird practically puts whoever man this thing secures their place squarely as the legendary ace.