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... and was instrumental in assisting Max Valier in building his liquid fuelled rocket system in early 1930. Heylandt was also responsible for putting Walter Riedel together with Valier. This pairing produced important breakthroughs ... test firing engine with 160kg thrust (c. April 1931).''' Image:Valier april1930.jpg thumb right '''Industrialist Paul Heylandt (left) with Max Valier and Rak 7 rocket car, April 1930. Papa Riedel in the ...

... to initiate their own experiments toward the ultimate goals of spaceflight. (Petersen gives credit to Valier for his writings and well-attended lectures for popularizing Oberth’s ideas, although this popularization ... motor...” (Technically speaking, however, von Braun was not correct here. Notably, for instance, the Austrian Max Valier began his liquid-propellant rocket experimental phase earlier in the same year and, in fact ...

... ),” but monies paid for “Propaganda” (advertising and probably also the cost of the ''Mitteilungen''), the “(Max) Valier Funeral,” and “Salaries.” It therefore appears some of the members, or specialists, were actually paid ... work,” he added, rests upon the experiments performed by Oberth, Valier and Dr. (Paul) Heylandt prior to 1930...To Oberth and Valier belong the credit for discovering...” (gas-pressurization)...and...Nebel set ...

... who have already been cited in this present study of the VfR thus far, include: Max Valier, Robert Esnault-Pelterie, Walter Hohmann, N.A. Rynin, André-Louis Hirsch, Franz von Hoefft, George ... Munich), Oberth (at Medias Romania), Sander (at Wesermünde), Dipl. Ing. H. Sauer (in Berlin), and Valier (in Berlin). Thus, it is very clear Winkler had not resigned his position “early in ... , p. 112; Pendray, “The German,” p. 5. Pendray, in his May 1931 article stated that Valier “became (the VfR) president” upon the resignation of Winkler but there is no evidence to ...

... Nebel, Max Valier and Erich Wurm. Frequently attributed to Spring 1931, the image was taken at an event in April 1930 which Ley described in his book ''Rockets and Missiles''. Valier was killed ... turns out to be Von Braun it may be the only picture of him with Valier. Image:VfR test stand.jpg border 400px ''Members of the VfR assembling a rocket test ...

... promoter Max Valier was pretty much the champ at this, creating everything from rocket-powered sleds and boats to rocket-propelled railroad cars and the first rocket airplane. Work like Valier's led ... hotbed of glider enthusiasm. The Hungerfords were inspired by the successful rocket car experiments of Valier, which were making news around the world. "...we couldn't see why it couldn't ...

... . Max Valier ’s Der Vorstoß in den Weltenraum published in the Fall of 1924 and almost sold out 4000 copies by December. The book would go on to six more editions before Valier ...

... developing variations on Verne's space gun by which it might be made to work. Max Valier, in his book Der Vorstoss in den Weltenraum—eine technische Moglichkeit 1924 ,carefully analyzed the ... a lead-filled tungsten-steel projectile 21.5 feet long and 3.5 feet wide. Valier's gun would, like Verne's, have a barrel 900 feet long. This one, however ...

... the way back to his work with Max Valier in 1930. In fact Riedel had built and test fired a LOX/Alcohol rocket engine with Valier in January 1930. By May they were ...

Newspapers in the United States and England report that the Opel/Valier rocket car attained speeds of 100km/h from a standing start in less than eight seconds. Max Valier informed the press that his next trials would be an unmanned railway car propelled by solid rockets and that his ultimate goal was to propel an aircraft into space.

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