Description of flight of rocket plane developed by F. von Opel and equipment employed; machine used was simple glider, with single cantilever wing of wood construction; fuselage also of wood, with space in rear for box containing rockets; 16 rockets in rows of four fitted into abbreviated fuselage directly behind cockpit; detonation controlled by mechanism placed near left hand of pilot; third trial from point of view of experiment was entirely successful.


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    Title :

    The Opel rocket plane


    Additional title:

    Aviation


    Published in:

    Aviation ; 27 , n 19


    Publication date :

    1929


    Remarks:

    1 Fig.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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