At 22:31 16 April 2014, son_of_flubber wrote:
I have a question about the history of soaring... (I'm not
asking a
practic=
al serious question.)

Has anyone tried and/or had any luck with a 'slow burn
single use' solid
ro=
cket in a glider? It would have the advantage of high
energy density, low
=
drag and quick start. I suppose that it might melt
something important if
=
it were were mounted on the fuselage. What about a
wing mount close to
the=
root?

I know this idea sounds crazy, but a pop-up jet sustainer
strikes me as
onl=
y slightly less outrageous.



Germans did Me-163. I know that it had not an 'slow burn'
solid rocket, but it was liquid fuel, but still it was glider
with rocket engine


Regards
Wolf
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