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Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Early German rocketplane.
He-176 Chronology - 1938 July 1 - Rocket fighters - Launch Site: Peenemuende. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: V-2.
The first rocket fighter, the He-176, powered by a Walther engine, was tested at Peenemuende. In competition, Dornberger's team developed a 120-second duration engine to power the He-122. However loss of control in unpowered flights of the latter resulted in it crashing and being eliminated from further consideration. Dornberger's team left further rocket fighter engine development to Walther, and concentrated on the A4 and follow-on ballistic missiles.
Bibliography:- Dornberger, Walter, Peenemuende, Moewig, Berlin 1985..
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