Several sources give the gross weight of the Me 163B at take off and landing. Below is a weight breakdown of the aircraft, taken from a translation of a Messerschmitt constructional report, dated August 1943, found in PRO file AIR 40/198. As more information becomes available the table will be refined. Currently, the weight breakdown shows a small discrepancy between the empty weight plus pilot (1877 kg) and the landing weight (1900 kg), but the 23 kg probably account for remaining fuels. Another factor is the main undercarriage dolly, that shouldn't be present after take-off. In that case 103 kg is not accounted for. Note that the weight breakdown applies to a Komet armed with two MG 151/20 guns, and not the MK 108 cannon-armed series version.
Airframe | |||||
| Fuselage | 278 | kg | |||
| Skid & Tail wheel | 80 | kg | |||
| Main undercarriage dolly | 80 | kg | |||
| Tail unit | 22 | kg | |||
| Control surfaces | 37 | kg | |||
| Wings | 394 | kg | |||
| Camouflage paint and putty | 21 | kg | |||
| 912 | kg | ||||
Power unit | |||||
| Power unit HWK RII 211 | 166 | kg | |||
| Fuel installation | 200 | kg | |||
| Operational installation | 3 | kg | |||
| 369 | kg | ||||
Permanent equipment | |||||
| Instruments | 9 | kg | |||
| Electrical installation | 92 | kg | |||
| Hydraulic installation | 45 | kg | |||
| 146 | kg | ||||
Additional equipment | |||||
| Flying & navigational instruments | 7 | kg | |||
| Safety & rescue equipment | 13 | kg | |||
| Wireless installation | 39 | kg | |||
| Armour | 166 | kg | |||
| Armament | 125 | kg | |||
| 350 | kg | ||||
Additional weight | |||||
| T - fuel | 1550 | kg | |||
| C - fuel | 468 | kg | |||
| Pilot, parachute & special equipment | 100 | kg | |||
| Consumption for 2 MG 151/20 | 55 | kg | |||
| 2173 | kg | ||||
All up weight | 3950 | kg | |||
Landing weight | 1900 | kg | |||