The Deutsches Museum in Munich has been extensively overhauled in recent years. One of the star exhibits is this Bachem Ba349 rocket powered interceptor, which is considered to be a replica made of original parts. The primary role of the relatively untrained pilot was to aim the aircraft at its target bomber and fire its armament of rockets. The pilot and the fuselage containing the rocket engine would then land using separate parachutes, while the nose section was disposable. This machine is of the experimental type was launched from a steel tower.