Goddard Rocket-Powered Aircraft

[hesham]

Hi,


here is the Goddard rocket powered aircraft and a turbine powered aircraft
Projects.


http://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/578006?list_url=/list?list_results_format=standard&page=5&per_page=100&q%5Bis_active%5D=1&q%5Bitem_types%5D=WebItem&q%5Bsearch_method%5D=Comma+List&q%5Btext%5D=Airplane%2Cearhart%2CLINDBERGH%2Cair+plane%2Caviation%2Cearly+flight%2Cwright+brothers%2Cwright+brother%2Cwright+bros%2COrville+wright%2CWilbur+wright%2Ckitty+hawk%2Clucky+lady%2Caeroplane%2Cnasa%2Cglider%2Cbiplane%2Cbi-plane%2Cmoon+flight%2Cmoon+walk%2Caerospace%2Choward+Hughes%2Chelicopter%2Csound+barrier%2Cspace+flight%2Cdirigible%2Chindenberg&sort=items.id&sort_direction=ASC

Проект стратосферного турбино-ракетного самолета

 

[Jos Heyman]

This is very interesting.
Robert Goddard had been involved in the development of liquid fuelled rocket for years and had conducted several test firings of rockets at a site near Worcester, Massachusetss during 1926 and 1929.
On 23 November 1929 Robert Goddard received a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation which allowed to take his rocket tests to a relistic level. He could not conduct these tests in Massachusetts so he took his research to the Mescalero ranch in Roswell, New Mexico.
He conducted a series of tests in 1931/32 which were proof of concept flights with rockets 2 to 3 m long. Three flights failed.
These flights were on 30 December 1930 (altitude 600 m), 29 September 1931 (altitude 55 m), 13 October 1931 (altitude 520 m), 27 October 1931 (altitude 405 m) and 19 April 1932 (altitude 40 m).
He did further tests flights in 1935 and 1937/38.
(Source: News Bulletin of Astronautical Society of WA, February 1997, p.49)
I would guess the designs shown in this newspaper of 27 September 1931 were an attempt to generate interest amongst the public and subsequently funds. As far as I know Goddard never had aspirations to develop 'aircraft'.

By the way, Hesham, what makes you conclude the second illustration refers to a Goddard design? The reference you gave does not include that picture.

 

[hesham]

Oh sorry,


I will correct it.

 

[Jos Heyman]

Thanks for the correction. Interesting but I think it is (probably?) just one of (the many?) patents by Goddard. As I said before, he was into rockets and had probably no intention to build an aircraft..

 

[hesham]

Hi,


a more info about Goddard aircraft is here;


https://books.google.com.au/books?id=ESgDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=POPULAR+SCIENCE+1931&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDkQ6AEwB2oVChMIj9iBq_zkxwIVQQQaCh3_AQSS#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

[Stargazer]

To me, this belongs to the "Theoretical and Speculative" section more than the "Early Projects" one, considering it was based on totally goofy speculation and unexisting technology.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/amazing-turbine-rocket-to-explore-outer-space/1/#mmGal

 

[hesham]

Hi,

also Robery Goddard had a numbers of airplane patent designs;

http://www.google.tl/patents/US2026885

https://www.google.com/patents/US1929778?dq=goddard+aircraft&hl=ar&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp6Y3x2dTLAhUFthoKHWSfCCMQ6wEIODAD

 

[hesham]

Hi,

ROCKET AIRPLANE INVENTION Rocketeer Rocketry Robert H. Goddard 1931 NY Newspaper | eBay

Robert H. Goddard. Rocket airplane invention. Lengthy text here. Complete section 9 only with 12 pages, light toning and a little wear along the margins, generally good. Williamsport, PA 17701-8636.

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