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Event details | | Title: The Heinkel He 176
Date: Wednesday, 20th May 2009 19:00
Location: Room E350, Main Building, University of Herts, Hatfield | | | Summary:
Germany 1939 - the Heinkel He 176 flew and was the first aircraft specifically designed for liquid fuel rocket propulsion. This was a true milestone of flight and just a few weeks before another milestone; the first flight of a turbojet aircraft - theHeinkel He 178. Both of these flights were made by the same pilot. Despite sparse archival evidence, how this aircraft came into existence against the backdrop of the rise of rocketry in pre-war Germany, is covered especially with regards relationshipsbetween those involved - Ernst Heinkel, the Luftwaffe and the pilot, Eric Warsitz. The probable performance of the aircraft is explored using animation and aircraft design software. Pre-war film of aircraft rocket propulsion experiments will be shownfor comparison.
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Douglas Downer-Smith
Douglas Downer-Smith is an electronics engineer with a lifelong interest in aviation. This has resulted in a special study of the jet and rocket aircraft of World War II. Researching some of the lesser known aircraft of this period is challenging yet rewarding and he is in contact with leading researchers in Germany and the USA. He has travelled to Germany and Switzerland in search of reliable records and archives. More recently, he was involved with a Canadian film company in the production of a forthcoming series called "Secret Planes - Mysteries of History". | | |
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