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Bachem Ba 349 Natter (Viper) replica, wood and metal construction with engine and rocket propulsion units constructed from non-contemporary parts so as to appear as near as possible (within certain limits) to the original. Built for 'museum' or 'theme-park' display purposes with dummy controls, and part sectioned to show mechanical details and the primitive construction used for this 'last-ditch' semi-expendable single-seat rocket powered interceptor, with cradled trolley - Wingspan 11ft. 9ins; length 20ft. (approx).
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The 'Natter' was conceived during the final death throes of the Third Reich and indicates how desperate the high command were to find a solution against the ever increasing formations of allied bombers.
Designed under the guidance of Dipl Ing Erich Bachem the 'Natter' interceptor was crude but promised to be effective with its initial rate of climb of 36,000ft/m. Constructed of wood and metal and powered by a Walter rocket motor the first unmanned vertical launching was achieved at 23 February 1945. The first piloted launching took place a few days later with disastrous results, the test pilot Lothar Siebert being killed.
A small number of 'Natters' were completed, but they never achieved operational status and the one that remains today in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington and this replica bear testimony to the ingenuity and desperation of an evil regime about to be eclipsed.
See illustration
Note:-
The 'Natter' was conceived during the final death throes of the Third Reich and indicates how desperate the high command were to find a solution against the ever increasing formations of allied bombers.
Designed under the guidance of Dipl Ing Erich Bachem the 'Natter' interceptor was crude but promised to be effective with its initial rate of climb of 36,000ft/m. Constructed of wood and metal and powered by a Walter rocket motor the first unmanned vertical launching was achieved at 23 February 1945. The first piloted launching took place a few days later with disastrous results, the test pilot Lothar Siebert being killed.
A small number of 'Natters' were completed, but they never achieved operational status and the one that remains today in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington and this replica bear testimony to the ingenuity and desperation of an evil regime about to be eclipsed.