Chronology - Quarter 1 1937

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1937 February 1 - Launch Vehicle: Goddard. Model: Goddard L-B.

Flight of Goddard series L section B rocket Nation: USA. Apogee: 0.57 km (0.35 mi). Rocket was equipped with gyro, air and blast vanes; length 16 ft 7 5/8 in.; diameter 9 in.; altitude 1870 ft; duration 20.5 sec; corrected well; ground behind flame deflector turned green and glazed by heat. References: 482.

February 1937 - Launch Site: Peenemuende. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -.

German rocketplane tests Nation: Germany. Spacecraft: He-112. Three flight tests were made between February and April in a He-112 equipped with a 300 kgf liquid fuel rocket engine by Flight-Captain Erich Warsitz from Neuhardenberg near Berlin. On the final flight Warstiz smelled something burning, and made an emergency belly landing. He survived but the aircraft had to be written off. Engine exhaust had flowed back into the space between the engine and fuselage and burnt cables. Work on this engine continued at Area 4 at Peenemuende. The planned application was a 1000 kgf JATO pod, with a burn time of 30 seconds, to boost bombers into the air. References: 17, 693.

1937 February 27 - Launch Vehicle: Goddard. Model: Goddard L-B.

Flight of Goddard series L section B rocket Nation: USA. Apogee: 0.46 km (0.29 mi). Rocket was equipped with new parachute release operated by gyro; altitude 1500 ft; duration 20 sec; speed very high; landed 3000 ft from tower, softened ground for considerable distance. References: 482.

1937 March 26 - Launch Vehicle: Goddard. Model: Goddard L-B.

Flight of Goddard series L section B rocket Nation: USA. Apogee: 2.60 km (1.62 mi). Rocket was equipped with larger movable air vanes; altitude 8000-9000 ft; duration 22.3 sec; corrected while propulsion lasted, then tilted; altitude uncertain because of haze remaining from dust storms. References: 482.

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