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Old September 13th 08, 04:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.misc
Keith Willshaw[_3_]
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Default aircraft as weapons platform


"Eunometic" wrote in message
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On Sep 13, 1:55 am, "Ken S. Tucker" wrote:
On Sep 11, 4:08 pm, WaltBJ wrote:

Yeah rockets are designed to point into the wind,
that's why the fin's are at the back!


Indeed, prior to development of the R4M "Orkan" (Hurricane) folding
fin rocket (this was the grand daddy of all such rockets)


The Le-Prieur rockets were used by British and French aircraft against
Zeppelins
in WW1.

Keith