Rocketing Into the Future: The History and Technology of Rocket Planes

by Michel van Pelt

Book Overview

This book describes the technology, history, and future of rocket planes. Michel van Pelt journies into this exciting world, examining the exotic concepts and actual flying vehicles that have been devised over the last hundred years. He recounts the history of rocket airplanes, from the early pioneers who attached simple rockets onto their wooden glider airplanes to the modern world of high-tech research vehicles. The author visits museums where...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461431999
• ISBN13: 9781461431992
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.4"