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Opel, Fritz von
Opel
Opel
German automobile manufacturer and rocketry enthusiast. Grandson of founder of Opel, after graduation, put in charge of testing and publicity. Funded Valier's tests of rocket engines in ground and air vehicles.

Born: 1899-05-04. Died: 1971-04-08. Birth Place: Ruesselsheim.

Automobile manufacturer and rocketry enthusiast. Grandson of Adam Opel, founder of the Opel car company, educated at the Technical University of Darmstadt. After graduation, he was made director of testing for Opel and also put in charge of publicity. In this connection he was persuaded by Max Valier to fund a series of rocket-propelled motor vehicles and aircraft. 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.



Family: Rocketplane. People: Opel. Country: Germany. Bibliography: 17, 47.
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1899 May 4 - .
1928 March 15 - . Launch Vehicle: Opel.
1928 April 12 - . Launch Vehicle: Opel.
1928 May 23 - . Launch Vehicle: Opel.
1928 June 11 - . LV Family: German Rocketplanes. Launch Vehicle: Me-163.
1928 June 23 - . Launch Vehicle: Opel.
Summer 1928 - . Launch Vehicle: Opel.
1929 September 30 - . LV Family: German Rocketplanes. Launch Vehicle: Me-163.
1971 April 8 - .

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