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	Opel
		Fritz von Opel sponsored early tests of rocket-powered automobiles and aircraft, popularizing the idea of rocket propulsion in Germany.
		As in the Opel ground vehicles, a boost rocket (360 kgf for 3 seconds) was to accelerate the glider down the launch ramp.
		Fritz von Opel left the country and moved to Switzerland.
	www.astronautix.com /lvs/opel.htm (802 words)

	Fritz von Opel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Fritz Adam Hermann von Opel (May 4, 1889 - April 8, 1971) was the only child of Wilhelm von Opel, and a grandson of Adam Opel, founder of the Opel Company.
		Von Opel was born in Rüsselsheim and educated at the technical university of Darmstadt.
		Von Opel left the Opel company and Germany after 1929 and died in Samedan, Switzerland.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fritz_von_Opel (314 words)

	Von Opel, Fritz Adam Hermann (1899-1971)
		The aircraft exploded on its second test-flight, before von Opel had a chance to pilot it himself, so he commissioned a new aircraft, also called the RAK 1 from Julius Hatry, and flew it at Frankfurt-am-Main on Sep. 30, 1929.
		Von Opel was born in Rüsselheim and educated at the technical university of Darmstadt.
		After graduation, he was made director of testing for Opel and also put in charge of publicity – hence his involvement in rocket publicity stunts.
	www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/V/von_Opel.html (189 words)

	Encyclopedia: Opel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Opel models are also sold under other GM brand names, such as Vauxhall in the UK, Holden in Australasia, and Chevrolet in Latin America.
		Opels appeared under their own name in the US in the late Sixties, when they were sold through Buick dealers as captive imports.
		The Opel name largely disappeared from the UK in 1981 after Vauxhall and Opel dealerships were merged, with only the Manta and the Monza (the coupe version of the Senator) being sold as Opels, until they were discontinued in 1988 and 1987 respectively.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Opel (2040 words)

	Lippisch Ente - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the late 1920s, Fritz von Opel had undertaken a variety of publicity stunts involving rocket-powered vehicles for the Opel company.
		In June, von Opel, Sander, and Valier returned and bought one of his aircraft, the Ente, a canard design.
		Fritz Stamer, who had long been a test pilot for Lippisch's designs was selected to fly the aircraft.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lippisch_Ente (369 words)

	Fritz von Opel - Definition, explanation
		Fritz Adam Hermann von Opel (May 4 1889 - April 8 1971) was the only child of Wilhelm von Opel, and a grandson of Adam Opel, founder of the Opel Company.
		Von Opel was born in Rüsselsheim and educated at the technical university of Darmstadt.
		Von Opel left the Opel company and Germany after 1929 and died in Samedan, Switzerland.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/f/fr/fritz_von_opel.php (342 words)

	Air Force Magazine
		Fritz A.H. von Opel was the only child of Wilhelm von Opel and was the grandson of Adam Opel, founder of the Adam Opel A.G. firm, a manufacturer of sewing machines and bicycles.
		Moreover, von Opel, Valier, and Sander said from the start that their experiments with cars were but a prelude to grander experiments with air- and spacecraft.
		Von Opel and his group were immensely pleased by Rak 1’s performance—and even more so by the resulting storm of favorable publicity.
	www.afa.org /magazine/sept2004/0904rocket.asp (2476 words)

	Opel
		Grandson of Adam Opel, founder of the Opel car company, educated at the Technical University of Darmstadt.
		After the stock market crash, General Motors, the majority owner of Opel stock, felt there was no future in Opel's rocket vehicles and insisted that the company concentrate on conventional motor vehicle development.
		Opel left the Opel company and Germany in 1929, dying in Switzerland 42 years later.
	www.astronautix.com /astros/opel.htm (865 words)

	Opel Sanders RAK.1 Rocket Glider
		Fritz von Opel is best known for his cars and trucks, but in the 1920’s he experimented on new forms of vehicular power, most notably the rocket.
		Opel’s RAK.1 was rebuilt and capitalized on the popularity of this movie, making a couple more flights, each one more successful than the last.
		Unfortunately financial concerns brought Opel’s involvement with the rocket glider to an end, but the concept remained in the German mind, with the result of such things as the V2 missile and Me163 rocket fighter becoming operational during the Second World War.
	www.internetmodeler.com /1999/may/aviation/rak-1.htm (1501 words)

	RAK2
		Watched by thousands of spectators, Fritz von Opel reached a top speed of 238 km/h at a distance of two kilometres and was celebrated enthusiasticly by the audience after the drive.
		Although the wings were adjustable, Von Opel wasn't able to that because he had to steer with both hands.
		The reconstructed RAK2 was presented to the Deutsches Museum in Munich by Fritz von Opel in 1968.
	www.87thscale.info /rak2.htm (275 words)

	75 years ago: Fritz von Opel was the first to start manned rocket flights
		Starting from the airport in Frankfurt, Fritz von Opel reached in his RAK1 a height of 20 to 30 meters at a distance of approximately two kilometres.
		The RAK 1 prototype crashed during the emergency landing but luckily Fritz was not hurt.
		In 1999, Adam Opel AG re-produced the legendary Opel RAK according to the original construction plans.
	www.gmeurope.com /news/2004/news_040930.html (215 words)

	Auto SOS - Opel Web (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		S a selection of opel and opel manta resources on the web that some folks might find of use plus some car and additional links of use.
		Opel web sites sometimes have vehicles advertised, and sellers there have a reputation of tending to be more knowledgeable about the condition of their.
		Opel zafira dvd for hermione, whole outraged visage, wife was ill, the to take care of.
	www.auto-sos.com /opel/opel_web.html (1173 words)

	Crystal Ball: Opel GT
		In the Twenties, Opel experimented with rocket propulsion, and Fritz Von Opel drove a rocket car at 125mph on the Avus circuit.
		The result was the Opel GT of 1969-1973, and the sporty manta coupes of 1971-1975.
		Opel GT's were also tuned by French expert Henri Greder, while in America Car and Driver magazine performed a sort of back-yard modification on a GT they named "J. Edgar Opel." The latter has survived, in the collection of automotive.
	www.opelclub.com /html/crystal_ball__opel_gt.html (2065 words)

	Entstehungsgeschichte von Opel
		11 Fahrzeuge wurden noch von der Jahrhundertwende ausgeliefert und bescheren damit der Firma Opel das Privileg, zu einer der ältesten Automobilfabriken in Deutschland zu gehören.
		Parallel zum Automobilbau bot Opel auch Motorräder an, das erste entstand 1901, ein 2 PS starkes Motorzweirad, mit dem Opel auch dem schmaleren Geldbeutel den Weg zur motorisierten Fortbewegung ebnete.
		Erst in den letzten Jahren besinnt sich Opel wieder auf seine Tugenden des innovativen Automobilbaus und scheint in der Lage, mit optisch ansprechenden und technisch überzeugenden Modellen Marktanteile zurück zu gewinnen.
	www.autowallpaper.de /Wallpaper/Opel/entstehungsgeschichte_von_opel.htm (1153 words)

	Opel.de \| Wir über uns \| 1919-1928 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Der Automobilsektor erholte sich nur langsam: 1921 wurde der "Opel 8/25 PS" auf der ersten Automobilausstellung der Nachkriegszeit vorgestellt.
		Auf der Berliner AVUS erreichte der RAK2 eine Geschwindigkeit von 238 km/h.
		Und Fritz von Opel unternahm 1929 den ersten Raketenflug der Welt auf dem Frankfurter Rebstockgelände.
	www.opel.de /meetopel/tradition/history/to1928/content.act;jsessionid=GRmyB0jLtxpCJY5sg1JNysqqvshdFTpNHf5xxG8Xr15qQX7pKyy5!-138646442!-718563398 (468 words)

	Promotex Online - Some American Opels
		The Cadillac Catera was a slightly restyled Opel Omega and the recently discontinued Saturn L was a reskinned Opel Vectra.
		Opel's sewing machines were quite successful and over a half-million were sold by the turn of the century.
		By the mid-1950s Opel automobiles began to show some of the same styling themes that were appearing on their counterparts in the U.S. In 1958, General Motors began selling Opel Rekord sedans and Caravan station wagons at Buick dealerships in the United States.
	www.promotex.ca /articles/cawthon/2005/2005-08-15_article.html (2542 words)

	Fritz von Opel \| English \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		Fritz Adam Hermann Opel, since 1918 von Opel, (May 4 1899 - April 8 1971) was the only child of Wilhelm von Opel, and a grandson of Adam Opel, founder of the Opel Company.
		He is remembered mostly for his spectacular demonstrations of rocket propulsion that earned him the nickname "Rocket Fritz".Von Opel was born in Rüsselsheim and educated at the technical university of Darmstadt.
		In the 1920s, he became interested in using rockets in publicity stunts for the company and sought advice from Max Valier of the newly-formed Verein für Raumschiffahrt (VfR - "Spaceflight Society") and Friedrich Sander, a pyrotechnics manufacturer from Bremerhaven.
	www.babylon.com /definition/Fritz_von_Opel (139 words)

	Fritz von Opel -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The dramatist, poet, and novelist Fritz von Unruh was one of the most poetically gifted of the younger German expressionist writers, who rejected realism and sought to portray emotional states of mind.
		Artist, illustrator, and educator Fritz Eichenberg was best known as an illustrator of children's books and classics of Russian literature, though his woodcuts and engravings appeared in many other works as well.
		For her contributions to children's literature, Jean Fritz received the Regina Medal in 1985 and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in 1986.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9001495?tocId=9001495 (562 words)

	Highlights in German Rocket Development
		Friedrich Stamer made the first manned rocket-powered flight in a von Opel glider, traveling about one mile from a takeoff point in the mountains of Germany.
		The first rocket demonstration of the VfR by Dr. Wernher von Braun for the German Army and Dornberger was carried out with Mirak II, which rose to a height of 200 feet.
		Von Braun was arrested by the S.S. for over concentration on space travel rather than military missile problems.
	history.msfc.nasa.gov /vonbraun/highlights.html (759 words)

	ccfc-aircraft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The German fascination with rockets included the July 5, 1927 beginnings of the Verein für Raumschiffahrt or German Rocket Society, and rockets in the popular imagination were catalyzed by Fritz Lang's 1929 spaceflight epic Frau im Mond or Woman in the Moon.
		The era also witnessed numerous experiments in rocket transportation, from Fritz von Opel's (1899-1971) rocket automobiles of 1928, through a railroad train propelled by rockets which, in June 1928, reached a 100 mile-per-hour speed on a sixteen-mile run between Celle and Burgwedel.
		Opel's glider with sixteen Sander rockets was more successful.
	www.chicagocentennialofflight.org /aircraft_opelrak1.htm (155 words)

	Fritz Von Opel Biography (1899–1971) Online Encyclopedia Article About Fritz Von Opel Biography (1899–1971)
		Fritz Von Opel Biography (1899–1971) Online Encyclopedia Article About Fritz Von Opel Biography (1899–1971)
		He also piloted the second rocket airplane to fly.
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	encyclopedia.jrank.org /Cambridge/entries/003/Fritz-von-Opel.html (111 words)

	fritz
		"Fritz the Cat" is a cartoon character of Crumb's, as well as a Bakshi film.
		Fritz is a German chess program developed by Morsch and Feist.
		In November 2003, X3D Fritz, a version of the program with a 3D interface, drew a four-game match against Garry Kasparov.
	www.fact-library.com /fritz.html (104 words)

	Mitsubishi J8M Shusui
		Opel brought in Max Valier of the VFR or Verein fur Raumschiffahrt (Society for Space Navigation) to oversee and conduct the campaign.
		The net result was exactly what Opel had hoped and the attention lavished on the rocket propelled vehicles was tremendous and filled the coffers of research houses.
		Von Braun, in looking at the results of the current crop of research, was convinced rocket powered aircraft were a possibility.
	members.aol.com /pelzig/shusui.html (4789 words)

	Opel GT, Wod's Site, Magazine, Autocar, Page 45 07/05-1970
		No Opel story would be complete without reference to the racing activities of the years prior to the GM take-over.
		The Opel brothers had been successful participants in cycle racing and it was Inevitable that their competitive spirit should seek new ouUets in the world of motor racing.
		Opel's first participation in Grand Prix racing was the French Grand Prix of 1908.
	www.wods.dk /opelgt/ma/autocar/7005/maac45.htm (850 words)

	max valier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		He followed this with numerous articles on the subject of space travel, with titles like "Berlin to New York in One Hour" and "A Daring Trip to Mars".
		In 1928 and 1929 he worked with Fritz von Opel on a number of rocket-powered cars and aircraft.
		For von Opel, these were publicity stunts for the Opel company, and for Valier, a way of further raising interest in rocketry amongst the general population.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /max_valier.html (361 words)

	Opel Motorsport mit Tradition Lengert, Muche, Konigshausen & Weber ISBN 3898800105
		Between the wars (1918 - 1939) we have Fritz von Opel’s amazing rocket-powered speed record machine and the new long distance rallies which were becoming popular.
		Opel even built their own race track at Russelsheim and plans are reproduced for the grandstands and overall track layout, now there’s a challenge for the diorama builders out there!
		To prove their versatility we are also shown the all conquering Trophy Andros ice racing machines of Snobek and Muller and the Manta and Kadett entered on the Paris-Dakar in the mid-eighties.
	www.autonetcarbooks.com /PAGES/Opel%20Motorsport%20mit%20Tradition-3898800105.htm (245 words)

	Timeline: 1850 AD - 1957 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Von Braun and his colleagues demonstrated a liquid-fueled rocket to the German Army.
		Von Braun and his team relocated to a special, purpose-built rocket testing facility at Peenemunde on the Baltic Coast of Germany.
		Von Braun was captured by the U.S. and relocated to the White Sands proving ground in New Mexico.
	adc.gsfc.nasa.gov /adc/education/space_ex/tline2.html (2066 words)

	Presidential Papers, Doc#205 To Herbert Brownell, Jr., 22 May 1953. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower
		von Opel to certain holdings now in possession of the Alien Property Custodian.
		At issue was the claim of Margot von Opel, a citizen of the Principality of Liechtenstein, that she was sole owner of 36,940 shares of stock that she said had been given to her in 1940 by her husband, Fritz von Opel.
		Fritz von Opel, Judgment Debtor, Supreme Court, New York County, Aug. 1, 1956, New York Supplement, 2d ser., vol.
	www.eisenhowermemorial.org /presidential-papers/first-term/documents/205.cfm (389 words)

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