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 rare examples of early rocket planes are kept . Rocketing into the future the history and technology of rocket planes springer praxis books van pelt michel isbn 9781461431992 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Rocketing into the future journeys into the exciting world of rocket planes examining the exotic concepts and actual flying vehicles that have been devised over the last one hundred years lavishly illustrated with over 150 photographs it recounts the history of rocket planes from the early pioneers who attached simple rockets on to their wooden glider airplanes to the modern world of high tech research vehicles. This book describes the history technology and future of rocket planes michel van pelt takes us on a journey into this fascinating world examining the unusual concepts and actual flying. 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 rare examples of early rocket planes are kept