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rocket plane — noun : an airplane propelled by rockets or armed with rocket launchers * * * rocket plane noun An aeroplane driven by rocket motor • • • Main Entry: ↑rocket * * * rocket plane, an airplane powered by a rocket engine … Useful english dictionary
rocket plane — /ˈrɒkət pleɪn/ (say rokuht playn) noun a rocket powered aircraft, usually one achieving high speeds for a short duration …
rocket plane — noun Date: 1928 an airplane propelled by rockets … New Collegiate Dictionary
Rocket Racing League — Type Private Industry Air racing · Sports · Entertainment Aerospace engineering Founded 2005 Headquarters New York, Bost … Wikipedia
Rocket engine — RS 68 being tested at NASA s Stennis Space Center. The nearly transparent exhaust is due to this engine s exhaust being mostly superheated steam (water vapor from its propellants, hydrogen and oxygen) … Wikipedia
Rocket-powered aircraft — A rocket powered aircraft or rocket plane is an aircraft that uses a rocket for propulsion, sometimes in addition to airbreathing jet engines. Rocket planes can achieve much higher speeds than similarly sized jet aircraft, but for much shorter… … Wikipedia
Rocket — This article is about vehicles powered by rocket engines. For other uses, see Rocket (disambiguation). A Soyuz U, at Baikonur Site 1/5 A rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engi … Wikipedia
rocket aircraft — noun An aircraft with rocket propulsion, including a rocket pack, a rocket plane, etc … Wiktionary
rocket airplane — 1. an airplane propelled wholly or mainly by a rocket engine. 2. a military airplane armed with rockets. Also called rocket plane. [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
rocket airplane — 1. an airplane propelled wholly or mainly by a rocket engine. 2. a military airplane armed with rockets. Also called rocket plane. [1930 35] … Useful english dictionary
