Messerschmitt Me 263 - Specifications (Me 263 V1)

Specifications (Me 263 V1)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 7.83 m (25 ft)
• Wingspan: 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
• Height: 3.17 m
• Wing area: 17.80 m² (191.59 ft²)
• Empty weight: 2,105 kg (4,640 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 5,150 kg (11,354 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Walter HWK 109-509C-3 rocket, 19.61 kN (4,410 lbf)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 880 km/h (550 mph) (14,000 m (45,000 ft))
• Service ceiling: 14,000 m (45,212 ft)
• Rate of climb: 150 m/s
  
• Endurance:15 minutes at 11,000 m (36,090 ft)
• (All performance figures estimated)

Armament

• 2 × 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannons in wing roots