Summary: A film on testing the RI210a assisted take-off rocket.
Description: Technical specifications are first given. Two units fitted to a test rig are fuelled and fired. A number of operators then attach a unit to the wing of a tethered He 111. The unit is fired and then removed. The He 111 then takes off using two rocket units. The use of parachutes to drop the units after take-off is shown. Finally the specifications for the RI210a and the smaller 202b are compared, and the two units shown together.
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)
equipment, German air - propulsion: Walter RI210a (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: 1
Footage: 795 ft; Running time: 9 mins
