ROCKET AEROPLANE FLIES
LATEST GERMAN INVENTION ■ a . PROPULSION BY EXPLOSION PILOT DAZED ON LANDING By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian Press Association. Received Oct. 1, 10.30 p.m. London, Oct. 1. Piloting a rocket aeroplane of his own design, Von Opel flew six miles at a height of 250 feet at Frankfort. Undeterred by failure on the first two attempts to rise when the machine only bounced 50 yards, Von Opel persevered and finally took the air. The noise was akin to heavy gunfire; flames spurting out as the machine went into the air in a series of curves. . The aeroplane is, totally unlike the' usual machine. It is a propellerless monoplane with the fuselage beneath the wings. Behind the pilot’s seat is what appears to be a shortened motor in which the rockets are adjusted. The propulsive force is obtained by the rapid, explosion of gases against the air,, which drives the machine forward. When he landed Von Opel, was sitting in front of the stub-nosed, fuselage, obviously in a dazed condition, clad in an asbestos suit, which was necessary for protection against the red hot tubes in which the rockets exploded, i .
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Taranaki Daily News, 2 October 1929, Page 9
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