Komet
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Komet is the word for comet
in some languages and may refer to:
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Comet
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...
in some languages and may refer to:
In the military:
- Messerschmitt Me 163Messerschmitt Me 163The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, designed by Alexander Lippisch, was a German rocket-powered fighter aircraft. It is the only rocket-powered fighter aircraft ever to have been operational. Its design was revolutionary, and the Me 163 was capable of performance unrivaled at the time. Messerschmitt...
"Komet", the first rocket-powered manned aircraft - German auxiliary cruiser KometGerman auxiliary cruiser KometKomet was an auxiliary cruiser of the German Kriegsmarine in the Second World War, intended for service as a commerce raider...
, a ship in World War II - Raduga KS-1 KometRaduga KS-1 KometThe Raduga KS-1 Komet , also referred to as AS-1 and KS-1 was a short range air-to-surface missile developed by the Soviet Union, and carried only on the Tupolev Tu-4K 'Bull' and, more notably, on the Tupolev Tu-16 'Badger'.Development was begun in 1947 along with a related ground-launched...
, a Soviet anti-ship missile - HMAS UnaHMAS UnaHMAS Una was a Royal Australian Navy sloop that began its life as the German motor launch Komet. The ship and her 57 crew was captured by an infantry detachment of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force led by John Paton on 9 October 1914, with no loss of life...
, a Royal Australian Navy sloop, formerly the German motor launch Komet
In transportation:
- Dornier KometDornier Komet-External links:...
, a family of aircraft manufactured in Germany in the 1920s - Komet (American automobile)Komet (American automobile)The Komet was an American automobile manufactured only in 1911. A four-cylinder car, it was built by Sterling of Elkhart, Indiana....
, made only in 1911 - Komet (German automobile)Komet (German automobile)The Komet was a German automobile manufactured from 1922 until 1924 by Komet Autofabrik Buchmann & Co of Leisnig. It was later made by another company as the Kenter, it had a 1060 cc Steudel engine....
, produced between 1922 and 1924 - Komet, one of two DB Class VT 10.5DB Class VT 10.5The VT 10.5 was a diesel multiple unit that was developed by the Deutsche Bundesbahn in the early 1950s. Two units were built which had significant differences in construction. The day train "Senator" consisted of seven cars and was later extended by an 8th car. The cars were connected via single...
trains
In sports:
- SC Komet BerlinSC Komet BerlinSC Komet Berlin was a German sports club from the city of Berlin.Komet was active from the late 1890s through to the late 1930s with its athletics department and association football club figuring on the German sports scene....
, a Berlin sports club from the late 1890s to the late 1930s - TuS Komet ArstenTuS Komet ArstenTuS Komet Arsten is a German football club from the district of Arsten, in the city of Bremen in northwestern Germany. It was established in 2006 through the merger of TuS Arsten and VfB Komet Arsten, both of which appeared in second division play after World War II.-VfB Komet Arsten:Predecessor...
, a German football club established in 2006 - Fort Wayne KometsFort Wayne KometsThe Fort Wayne Komets are a minor league ice hockey franchise currently a member of the Central Hockey League in the Northern Conference. The team was previously a member of the International Hockey League before it merged into the CHL in 2010...
, a minor league ice hockey team
People:
- Gürkan CoşkunGürkan CoskunGürkan Coşkun or more widely known as Komet is a famous Turkish painter. After attending İstanbul State Academy of Fine Arts between the years 1960 and 1967, he moved to Paris in 1971. Today, he still splits his time between the two cities. His work is exhibited in various countries and is very...
(born 1941), a Turkish painter - Frank BretschneiderFrank BretschneiderFrank Bretschneider is a German electronic musician. He works primarily with sine waves and white noise as his source material. He also releases material under the name Komet....
(born 1956), a German electronic musician