The Walter HWK 109-500 was a liquid-fuelled rocket engine developed by Walter in Germany during the Second World War. The 109-500 is a self-contained...
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The Walter HWK 109-509 was a German liquid-fuel bipropellant rocket engine that powered the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet and Bachem Ba 349 aircraft. It was...
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The HWK 109-507 was a liquid-propellant rocket engine developed by Germany during World War II. It was used to propel the Hs 293 anti-ship guided missile...
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in 1945 and Walter subsequently continued his work in the United States. C-Stoff – another chemical fuel developed by HWK Walter HWK 109-500 – RATO-podded...
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of three Messerschmitt Bf 110 heavy fighters and underwing-mounted Walter HWK 109-500 Starthilfe rocket-assisted take-off units to get airborne when fully...
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bombing. Their system typically used jettisonable, self-contained Walter HWK 109-500 Starthilfe ("takeoff-help"), also known as "Rauchgerät" – smoke generator...
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(methanol–hydrazine–water mixture) as the fuel, in the bipropellant Walter HWK 109-509 engine of the Messerschmitt Me 163 and Messerschmitt Me 263, at...
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refurbishment and re-use (see Walther HWK 109-500). In 1945, Walter was awarded the Knight's Cross for his wartime service. Walter was captured by a British Army...
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stabilizer, for both the Walter HWK 109-500 Starthilfe RATO externally podded monopropellant booster system and the Walter HWK 109-509 rocket motor series...
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to use the forthcoming Walter R-1-203 cold engine of 400 kg (880 lb) thrust, which like the self-contained Walter HWK 109-500 Starthilfe RATO booster...
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The firm of Hellmuth Walter, at Kiel, handled this development. The first standing trials and tests flights of the Walter HWK 109-500 Starthilfe liquid-fueled...
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with a fifth engine added. Underwing-mount, liquid monopropellant Walter HWK 109-500 Starthilfe rocket-assisted take-off booster units were also used to...
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include the 2004 film Steamboy and the 2015 novel Seveneves. Walter HWK 109-500 and Walter HWK 109-507, German WW II rocket boosters whose T-Stoff monopropellant...
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worthwhile, so the operation was cancelled. The BV 138 was tested with the Walter HWK 109-500 Starthilfe RATO jettisonable rocket pod, used in pairs, for shorter...
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probably at sea level Such as the parachute-droppable and reusable Walter HWK 109-500 Christopher (2013) calls it 50 atmospheres. Christopher (2013), p...
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List of aircraft engines (section Walter (HWK))
Pack Walter RI-203 "Hot" Take Off Pack Walter RII.203 Walter RII.211 Walter HWK 109-500 Walter HWK 109-501 Walter HWK 109-507 Walter HWK 109-509 Walter HWK...
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Take-off distance to 50 ft (15 m): 3,600 ft (1,100 m) Landing run: 1,650 ft (500 m) Related development Avro Lancaster Avro York Avro Lincolnian very similar...
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the Messerschmitt Me 163 A airplane, in the earlier, self-contained HWK 109-500 Starthilfe RATO booster motor for crewed aircraft (usually in pairs or...
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with the T-Stoff 109-502 Rheinmetall 109-505 Schmidding, rocket (solid fuel) 109-506 WASAG 109-507 Walter 109-508 109–509 Walter HWK 109–509 liquid-fuel...
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the Fokker E.III as reproductions, and World War II planes such as the Bf 109, as well as at least one aircraft of every type ever to serve in the air...
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combined-thrust turbojet engines with built-in BMW 109-718 rockets, became the Me 262C-2. Interzeptor III, with Walter HWK 109-509 rockets replacing the jet engines...
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210 kg (4,872 lb) Gross weight: 5,310 kg (11,707 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Walter HWK 109-509C-3 liquid-propellant rocket engine, 19.61 kN (4,410 lbf) thrust...
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under Herbert Wagner, developed it the following year by adding a Walter HWK 109-507 rocket engine underneath, providing 590 kgf (1,300 lbf; 5.8 kN)...
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initial plan was to power the machine with a Walter HWK 109-509A-2 rocket engine; however, only the 109-509A-1, as used in the Me 163, was available....
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manufacturer of German rocket engines for military use, the HWK firm, manufactured the RLM-numbered 109-500-designation series of rocket engine systems, and either...
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ASh-82 FN Shvetsov M-11 D Shvetsov M-11 FR Walter HWK 109-501 Walter HWK 109-507 Walter Minor 4-III Walter Mistral K-14 Wright R-2600-23 Cyclone 14 Wright...
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plane upon reaching combat altitude. Then it would ignite its single Walter HWK 109-509 rocket engine and dive towards the enemy bomber fleet at a 45-degree...
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replaced with Walter HWK RII-211 Liquid-fuelled rocket engines. Me 262 C-3a Heimatschützer IV - a rocket-boosted interceptor with a Walter HWK 109-509S-2 rocket...
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called "R-Gerät", also used with the glider, was a liquid-fuelled Walter HWK 109-500A (R I-203) Starthilfe; a podded monopropellant (T-Stoff, stabilised...
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however, did arise with the turbojet engines and the equally-experimental HWK 109-501 higher-thrust (14.71 kN apiece) bipropellant Starthilfe RATO booster...
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