Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS

ME 163

XXL-Computertomographie des Raketenjägers Me 163
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The Fraunhofer IIS examined the Me 163 Messerschmitt rocket fighter using XXL computed tomography.
Date 1942
Origin Manufacturer: Messerschmitt
Designer: Alexander Lippich
Material Many components made of wood or inexpensive materials
Inventory No. 76322
Client Deutsches Museum
System XXL-Computed Tomography
Technical Challenge Largest scan object so far in the high-energy hall of the institute
Question Examination of the conservation status and internal structure of the rocket fighter

The Me 163 Messerschmitt is the only mass-produced rocket fighter. This aircraft was the largest scan object to date in the high-energy hall of the institute. The aircraft was delivered in a specially made steel frame and examined with its wings detached in the XXL-CT system.

The CT data generated are particularly used by the curators for research purposes.

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The data from the X-ray scan can be processed into extremely detailed images of the aircraft's interior.

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Interview with Andreas Hempfer, Deutsches Museum, Munich, and Prof. Randolf Hanke, head of the Fraunhofer Development Center EZRT, Fürth

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