rocketplane
Rocket-powered flying craft
A rocketplane is an aircraft propelled by rocket engines rather than conventional jet engines or propellers.
Unlike rockets that launch vertically, rocketplanes typically take off like airplanes or are carried aloft before igniting their engines.
The term appears in discussions of experimental aircraft, spaceplanes, and science fiction: The rocketplane reached the edge of space before gliding back to Earth.
Dual-realm aerospace craft
- X-15Hypersonic research aircraft
- hypersonicFaster than Mach five
- suborbitalBelow orbital altitude
- scramjetSupersonic-combustion ramjet
reusable · SpaceShipOne · altitude · Mach · thrust · cockpit · pilot · trajectory
Private American spaceflight company
- spaceflightVoyaging beyond Earth's atmosphere
- passengersTransported travelers
- weightlessnessAbsence of apparent mass
- ticketEntry permit slip
commercial · space tourism · cabin · window seat · experience · adventure · launch site · spaceport
Aircraft that intercepts threats
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- experimentalTesting new methods
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- rapid responseFast action to emergencies
strategic · surveillance · high-altitude · weapons platform · defense · prototype · combat · payload
Sensational cheap literature
- Buck RogersFuturistic serial spaceman
- Flash GordonPulp science fiction hero
- raygunFictional energy weapon
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
fins · chrome · nosecone · vintage · sci-fi · illustration · comic book · serial
spaceplane
Dual-realm aerospace craft
- X-15Hypersonic research aircraft
- hypersonicFaster than Mach five
- suborbitalBelow orbital altitude
scramjet · reusable · SpaceShipOne · altitude · Mach · thrust · cockpit · pilot · trajectory · aerodynamic
Blue Origin
Private American spaceflight company
- spaceflightVoyaging beyond Earth's atmosphere
- passengersTransported travelers
- weightlessnessAbsence of apparent mass
ticket · commercial · space tourism · cabin · window seat · experience · adventure · launch site · spaceport · civilians
interceptor
Aircraft that intercepts threats
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- experimentalTesting new methods
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
rapid response · strategic · surveillance · high-altitude · weapons platform · defense · prototype · combat · payload · stealth
pulp fiction
Sensational cheap literature
- Buck RogersFuturistic serial spaceman
- Flash GordonPulp science fiction hero
- raygunFictional energy weapon
streamlined · fins · chrome · nosecone · vintage · sci-fi · illustration · comic book · serial · adventure
rocketplanejet aircraft
Turbine-engine-propelled airplane
glider · sailplane · propeller plane · turboprop · airliner
rocketplaneglider
Unpowered flying craft
ultralight · hot air balloon · biplane · Wright Flyer · hang glider
rocket, plane, rockets, rocketed, rocketing, rocketry, planes, planed, planing