Julius Hatry
German aerospace engineer (1906-2000) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 93
Julius Hatry was a German aircraft designer and builder. He is remembered for his contributions to sailplane development in the early twentieth century and for building the world's first purpose-built rocket plane, the Opel RAK.1.
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Julius Hatry, the designer of the world's first rocket plane Opel RAK.1
Replica of Opel RAK.1
RAK liquid-fuel rocket aircraft prototype based on Gebrüder-Müller-Griessheim (GMG) design in construction, Fritz von Opel sitting in cockpit
World's first public flight of a rocket-plane on September 30, 1929: Opel RAK.1, piloted by Fritz von OpelAbout this person
Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 2000 · aged 93
