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 first and only manned vertical take-off flight, on 1 March 1945, ended in the death of the test pilot, Lothar Sieber. 36 were built and only one survived war.Never saw combat. Characteristics: Maximum speed: 1,000 km/h (620 mph, 540 kn) at 5,000 m (16,404 ft) Cruise speed: 800 km/h (500 mph, 430 kn) Range: 60 km (37 mi, 32 nmi) after climb at 3,000 m (9,843 ft) 55 km (34 mi)after climb at 6,000 m (19,685 ft) 42 km (26 mi)after climb at 9,000 m (29,528 ft) 40 km (25 mi)after climb at 10,000 m (32,808 ft) Endurance: 4.36 minutes at 6,000 m (19,685 ft) 3.15 minutes at 9,000 m (29,528 ft) Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,000 ft) Rate of climb: 190 m/s (37,000 ft/min) Time to altitude: 62 seconds to 12 km (7.5 mi) Armament 24 × 73 mm (2.874 in) Henschel Hs 297 Föhn rocket shells or 33 × 55 mm (2.165 in) R4M rocket shells or 2 × 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 108 cannon with 30 rpg (proposed) Source: Wikipedia
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