German robot bomb is not rocket or anything akin to rocket; machine consists of fuselage fitted with short span wing; at front is warhead containing explosive charge, and behind that, adjacent to wings, is fuel tank carrying some 150 gal of gasoline; back of tank are two spherical wirebound bottles of compressed air, and finally, automatic pilot which controls height and course of craft; future of jet propulsion engine and gas turbine also discussed.


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    Title :

    Robot bomb secrets


    Additional title:

    Can Aviation


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    Publication date :

    1944


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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