The Weirdest Rocket Planes Ever Built Explained

#Rocketplanes #MegaMachines #Engineering The Weirdest Rocket Planes Ever Built Explained Bachem Ba 349 Natter vertical-launch rocket interceptor. No, this is not a movie prop. It stood upright on a launch tower and shot straight into the sky like a missile with a man bolted inside. Nazi Germany built it in 1944 as a cheap, mostly wooden plane meant to blast up into Allied bomber formations in about one minute. It doesn't take off down a runway. It launches vertically, pushed by four solid boosters throwing 10,500 pounds (4,800 kg) of thrust for ten seconds. "Copyright Disclaimer" Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, education or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Note: ⚠ All the videos are created by myself. Copying without permission is prohibited. My videos are solely intended for entertainment purposes. This video is based on various relevant research and discussions. All presented data, numbers, facts, and images may not be up-to-date, valid, or in any specific order.