Other titles:THE WALTER RI202B ASSISTED TAKE-OFF ROCKET [Translation]
Summary: A film on the operation and testing of the RI202b rocket unit for assisted take-off.
Description: (Reel 1) Technical specifications of the unit are first given. The unit is displayed and panels are removed to expose its works. A cut-away model is also shown in some detail. A diagram gives the layout and operation of the unit and of the firing circuit of both unit and aircraft. Possible malfunctions are listed.
(Reel 2) A unit is wheeled out from store for fuelling, first with compressed air and then Z-Stoff (calcium permanganate) and T-Stoff (hydrogen peroxide). A parachute is packed and attached. The air pressures are checked and two units attached and connected to an He 111. The air valves are opened just prior to take-off. The pilot throws the appropriate switches, the rockets fire and the aircraft takes off. The units are dropped by parachute and recovered to be cleaned up and flushed out with water. Valves are checked for leaks and the fixing bracket for alignment. The units are returned to store.
Alternative Title:THE WALTER RI202B ASSISTED TAKE-OFF ROCKET [Translation]
Production Details: Versuchsstelle der Luftwaffe, Peenemunde-West (Production sponsor)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords: aircraft, German - combat: Heinkel He 111 & [R and D] (object name)
equipment, German air - propulsion: Walter RI202b (JATO unit) & [R and D] (object name)
Germany & Peenemunde, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: German
Subtitle language: German
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 2
Footage: 2238 ft; Running time: 25 mins
