vintage motorglider for sale

needs a little work.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=276309655

On Mar 7, 12:17*pm, Tony wrote:
needs a little work.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=276309655

MIke Opitz's father Rudy Optiz flew those.

Technical correction: It's a rocket, not a jet. Big difference.

Bob K.

On Mar 7, 2:14*pm, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On Mar 7, 12:17*pm, Tony wrote:

needs a little work.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=276309655

MIke Opitz's father Rudy Optiz flew those.

Technical correction: It's a rocket, not a jet. Big difference.

Bob K.

Sure it's not a turbo jet but does that mean it's not a jet? You get
a jet of water out of a garden hose. You get a jet of exhaust from a
rocket, or a thruster, whu not from a rocket.

To quote one source - "This broad definition of jet engines includes
turbojets, turbofans, rockets, ramjets, and pulse jets."

Andy

On Mar 7, 2:30*pm, Andy wrote:
On Mar 7, 2:14*pm, Bob Kuykendall wrote:

On Mar 7, 12:17*pm, Tony wrote:

needs a little work.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=276309655

MIke Opitz's father Rudy Optiz flew those.

Technical correction: It's a rocket, not a jet. Big difference.

Bob K.

Sure it's not a turbo jet but does that mean it's not a jet? *You get
a jet of water out of a garden hose. *You get a jet of exhaust from a
rocket, or a thruster, whu not from a rocket.

To quote one source - "This broad definition of jet engines includes
turbojets, turbofans, rockets, ramjets, and pulse jets."

Andy

I was taught that a rocket carried its own O2 source while a jet
depends on oxygen from the atmosphere. Bob probably was referring to
this distinction which is correct.

On Wednesday, March 7, 2012 3:17:37 PM UTC-5, Tony wrote:
needs a little work.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=276309655

Can this one be aero-towed or winch launched? Getting the fuel for the small rocket engine might become a problem. That stuff was said to have some nasty habits like catching fire when it comes in contact with certain materials and being extremely corrosive.

On Mar 7, 8:05*pm, GM wrote:
On Wednesday, March 7, 2012 3:17:37 PM UTC-5, Tony wrote:
needs a little work.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=276309655

Can this one be aero-towed or winch launched? Getting the fuel for the small rocket engine might become a problem. That stuff was said to have some nasty habits like catching fire when it comes in contact with certain materials and being extremely corrosive.

Alexander Lippisch (the Me163's designer): "If you put in your
finger, you get back only the bone". I don't remember whether the
fuel or the oxidizer was worse.

T8

On Mar 7, 7:05*pm, GM wrote:
On Wednesday, March 7, 2012 3:17:37 PM UTC-5, Tony wrote:
needs a little work.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=276309655

Can this one be aero-towed or winch launched? Getting the fuel for the small rocket engine might become a problem. That stuff was said to have some nasty habits like catching fire when it comes in contact with certain materials and being extremely corrosive.

i think i saw something online that the US acquired a few after the
war and towed them with B-29's while test pilots checked them out.
Perhaps we need to notify the Commemorative Air Force and see if they
will put a towhook on Fifi!

On Mar 7, 6:47*pm, Tony wrote:
On Mar 7, 7:05*pm, GM wrote:

On Wednesday, March 7, 2012 3:17:37 PM UTC-5, Tony wrote:
needs a little work.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=276309655

Can this one be aero-towed or winch launched? Getting the fuel for the small rocket engine might become a problem. That stuff was said to have some nasty habits like catching fire when it comes in contact with certain materials and being extremely corrosive.

i think i saw something online that the US acquired a few after the
war and towed them with B-29's while test pilots checked them out.
Perhaps we need to notify the Commemorative Air Force and see if they
will put a towhook on Fifi!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmSNqHckry8

On Mar 7, 1:14*pm, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On Mar 7, 12:17*pm, Tony wrote:

needs a little work.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=276309655

MIke Opitz's father Rudy Optiz flew those.

Technical correction: It's a rocket, not a jet. Big difference.

Bob K.

Someone needs to get in touch with Jet Propulsion Laboratory and
Aerojet, they have the wrong names! ;^)

Marc

And in what sense of the word would you call this a "glider"? It
glides as well as a rock...or an F-16 for that matter.