The Christmas Bullet
The Christmas Bullet was an American single-seated cantilever biplane. This was the original design from Dr.William Whitney Christmas, a man who turned out to be quite the mad scientist. A fatal flaw of the bullet was that it became a death trap upon reaching a certain altitude, the creator gave assurance about this. Alas, the plane didn’t have to reach very dizzying heights before it became lethal, its test flight pilot Cuthbert Mills met his maker due to the bullets wings caving in, and to make matters worst Mills’ dear mother had to witness this tragedy as she was part of the audience!
The Christmas Bullet
The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
What was said to be a terrifying aircraft, the Komet was fitted with a rocket booster to better intercept and destroy opposing aircraft. It could also reach speeds of 100miles per hour in a flash while leaving other planes in the dust, or should it be clouds? Well, this all would have been intimidating if the Komets leaky fuel tank had been big enough to accommodate more fuel than three minutes’ worth of flight. The downfall of the fuel tank design would be the Komets’ eventual fall to earth, taking the lives of many pilots with it.
The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
