[052] Model rocket propeller plan used in successful test at Clark University, March 25 1930

Photographer

Esther C. Goddard

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Description

Photograph of a small model rocket propeller plane that was used in a successful test at Clark University on March 25th, 1930. Robert Goddard began toying around with building a double turbine-bladed propeller of aluminum in mid-March. It was operated by a powder rocket in a steel tube which can be seen on top. The second test that day was successful; the lift was so great that the plane looped.

'The Goddard Rocket Researches: A Photographic Record' is an annotated photo album covering Robert H. Goddard's work and experimentation with rocketry. It was assembled and curated by Esther Goddard sometime after her husband's passing in 1945. Additionally, almost all of the photographs were taken by Esther herself.

Photographs were scanned at 400dpi.

Date Taken

3-25-1930

Type

image

Genre

photograph

Format

jpg

Keywords

Robert Goddard, rocketry, rockets

Recommended Citation

Goddard, Esther C., "[052] Model rocket propeller plan used in successful test at Clark University, March 25 1930" (1930). The Goddard Rocket Researches: A Photographic Record [Individual Photographs]. 55.
https://commons.clarku.edu/goddardphotographs/55

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