JETEX: DYNA SOAR AND MORE BY PAUL VREEDE

'JETEX DYNA SOAR, WHAT YEAR WAS IT?' (originally in side-bar)

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In response to this question Blog reader Paul Vreede recently posted this in the Project Sword Forum. There's a lot of good stuff in here so I thought I'd post it on the main blog.

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Found it I think, Paul.

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http://jetex.org/scripts/register-plans.asp has it listed as a Paul Del Gatto design from July 1962. Del Gatto designs were marketed by a number of US kit manufacturers incl Telasco, who also published his book:

http://rocketsciencebooks.home.att.net/allabout.html

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Here's a bit on the man himself:

http://jetex.org/history/hall_of_fame/del_gatto.html

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Came across other fascinating stuff too. American Telasco Ltd was founded during WW2 by one Wallis Rigby, a British paper aircraft modelmaker. See under "rubber-band powered paper models" here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_plane

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Telasco became the official US importer for Jetex in 1950, and made many models to fit these engines. Found some more on page 8 of this pdf:

http://www.trentonrcflyers.com/pattern/articles/orion.pdf

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The Jetex story itself makes nice reading: http://jetex.org/history/history.html

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And here's a piece on the Jetex propellants:
http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/About-JETEX-and-JET-X-rocket-engine-propellants_W0QQugidZ10000000002108639

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Best --Paul

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Nice one Paul. What a great 'toy' history!