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*Heylandt Rocket Car, see [[Arthur Rudolph#Berlin|Arthur Rudolph]] |
*Heylandt Rocket Car, see [[Arthur Rudolph#Berlin|Arthur Rudolph]] |
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*[[Budweiser Rocket]], the first vehicle (controversially) claimed to have broken the [[sound barrier]] |
*[[Budweiser Rocket]], the first vehicle (controversially) claimed to have broken the [[sound barrier]] |
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*[[Blue Flame]], a vehicle that held the [[land speed record]] |
*[[Blue Flame (car)|Blue Flame]], a vehicle that held the [[land speed record]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 05:41, 9 September 2007
A rocket car is a land vehicle powered by a rocket engine.
Because rockets have the highest thrust/weight ratio of any jet engine, very large accelerations and high speeds are possible. Rocket engined drag racers are banned in many places due to the dangers and extreme performance that is possible.
Pioneers
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- Max Valier, Austrian rocketry pioneer
- Friedrich Sander, rocketry pioneer
Famous rocket cars
- Opel RAK.1, the first rocket car
- Valier-Heylandt Rak 7, the first rocket car with liquid propulsion
- Heylandt Rocket Car, see Arthur Rudolph
- Budweiser Rocket, the first vehicle (controversially) claimed to have broken the sound barrier
- Blue Flame, a vehicle that held the land speed record
See also
- JATO Rocket Car, an urban legend
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