Bachem Ba 349
The Bachem Ba 349 Natter was a German disposable rocket plane under development during World War II that took off vertically. It was developed in the final phase of the war in 1944/45 by the manufacturer Bachem as Project Natter as part of the emergency hunter programme and was to be used as an interceptor. Speeds in excess of Mach 0.95 were tested in the wind tunnel, which showed no adverse effects on stability. In addition, several variants of the tail unit were developed and tested.The only free flight attempt with the unpowered BP-20 M8 took place on 14 February 1945. Source wikipedia
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