Sentence examples for rocket plane from inspiring English sources
noun
A winged aircraft that is propelled by a rocket engine
Development of the rocket plane commenced in 2008.
The X-15 showed that it was possible to land a rocket plane on the ground.
His rocket plane was dropped from a B-29 at 34,000 feet.
Experience gained in the X-1 tests led to the development of the X-15 rocket plane.
He flew more than 1,100 hours, testing various supersonic fighters as well as the X-15 rocket plane.
There were photos of me getting aboard the tiny rocket plane with a small brown package under my arm.
He flew some 50 types of Air Force research planes after the war, including the X-1 rocket plane, the craft that Capt.
"This is not an aircraft and not a rocket, it's a commercial rocket plane," Jean Botti, EADS director-general for technology and innovation said yesterday.
Virgin Galactic, part of Richard Branson's empire, is seeking three space pilots for its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, which may begin space tourism trips next year.
He further contributed as manager of the Air Force's program to develop the X-15, a more advanced rocket plane, from 1958 to 1960.
He completed the first flight in the aircraft equipped with a new self-adaptive flight control system and made seven flights in the rocket plane.
