, - , Arado E.381 ''Kleinstjäger'' , , Germany , ,

Air launch Air launching is the practice of releasing a rocket, missile, parasite aircraft or other aircraft payload from a mother ship or launch aircraft. The payload craft or missile is often tucked under the wing of the larger mother ship and then "drop ...

, , Fighter , , 1944 , , Project , , 0 , , Carried by an Arado Ar 234. , - ,

Avro 720 The Avro 720 was an in-development British single-seat interceptor of the 1950s. It was designed and being developed by Avro in competition with the Saunders-Roe-built SR.53. While at least one prototype was partially-constructed, the order fo ...

, , UK , , CTOL , , , , 1956 , , Project , , 0 , , Mixed power. , - , Bachem Ba 349 "Natter" , , Germany , ,

VTOL A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is one that can take off and land vertically without relying on a runway. This classification can include a variety of types of aircraft including helicopters as well as thrust-vectoring fixed-win ...

, , Fighter , , 1945 , , Production , , 36 , , Point defence interceptor. Never saw action (debatable footage, seems to show a Ba 349 in combat. Projekt Natter, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1996333/).Sharp, D.; ''Luftwaffe: Secret Jets of the Third Reich'', Morton's, 2015. , - ,

Bell X-1 The Bell X-1 (Bell Model 44) is a rocket engine–powered aircraft, designated originally as the XS-1, and was a joint National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics– U.S. Army Air Forces–U.S. Air Force supersonic research project built by Be ...

, , USA , ,

, , Research , , 1947 , , Prototype , , 7 , , First aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight. , - , Bell X-2 , , USA , ,

, , Research , , 1955 , , Prototype , , 2 , , Supersonic. , - , Bereznyak-Isayev BI-1 , , USSR , , CTOL , , Fighter , , 1942 , , , , 9 , , , - , Bisnovat 5 , , USSR , , CTOL , , , , 1948 , , Project , , , , Based on captured DFS 346. Never flew under power. , - , Cattaneo Magni RR , , Italy , , CTOL , , Research , , 1931 , , Prototype , , , , , - , Cheranovsky RP-1 , , USSR, , CTOL , , Research , , 1932 , , Prototype , , , , Test in 1933 ended in engine failure. , - ,

DFS 194 The DFS 194 was a rocket-powered aircraft designed by Alexander Lippisch at the '' Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug'' (DFS - "German Institute for Sailplane Flight"). Design and development The DFS 194 was based on the Alexander Lippis ...

, , Germany , , CTOL , , Experimental , , 1940 , , Operational , , 1 , , Tailless, direct predecessor of Me 163 series. , - , Douglas D-588-II Skyrocket , , USA , ,

, , Research , , 1953 , , Operational , , 3 , , Supersonic. , - ,

EZ-Rocket The XCOR EZ-Rocket was a test platform for the XCOR XR-4A3 rocket propulsion system. The airplane was a modified Rutan Long-EZ, with the propeller replaced by first one, then later a pair of pressure-fed regeneratively cooled liquid-fueled rock ...

, , USA , , CTOL , , Experimental , , 2001 , , Prototype , , 1 , , Rocket-powered variant of Rutan Long-EZ. , - , Focke-Wulf Volksjäger , , Germany , , CTOL , , Fighter , , 1944 , , Project , , 0 , , Three rocket-powered variants under construction at the end of hostilities. , - ,

Hawker P.1072 The Hawker P.1072 was a 1949 experimental British aircraft acting as a test bed for the Armstrong Siddeley Snarler rocket booster engine. It was the prototype Hawker Sea Hawk modified to install the rocket in the tail. Development After the S ...

, , UK , , CTOL , , , , 1949 , , Prototype , , 1 , , Mixed power. , - , Heinkel He 112R , , Germany , , CTOL , , Experimental , , 1937 , , Operational , , 1 , , Rocket and piston engines. , - ,

Heinkel He 176 The Heinkel He 176 was a German rocket-powered aircraft. It was the world's first aircraft to be propelled solely by a liquid-fueled rocket, making its first powered flight on 20 June 1939 with Erich Warsitz at the controls. It was a private ...

, , Germany , , CTOL , , Research , , 1939 , , Prototype , , 1 , , Pioneering liquid-fueled rocket propulsion aircraft. , - , He P.1077 ''Julia'' , , Germany , , CTOL , , Fighter , , 1944 , , Project , , 0 , , , - , Ju EF.127 ''Walli'' , , Germany , , CTOL , , Fighter , , 1944 , , Project , , 0 , , , - ,

Korolyov RP-318 The RP-318 or RP-318-1 was USSR's first rocket-powered aircraft or Rocket Glider (Rocketny Planer or Raketoplan) which "RP" stands for in Russian language. Beginning in early 1936 it was first known as RP-218-1 or "Objekt 218" before it was renamed ...

, , USSR , , CTOL , , Research , , 1940 , , , , 1 , , , - , Lavochkin La-7R , , USSR , , CTOL , , , , 1945 , , , , 1 , , Rocket and piston engines. , - , Lippisch Ente , , Germany , , CTOL , , Research , , 1928 , , Prototype Opel-RAK program , , 1 , , First rocket-powered aircraft, part of Opel-RAK program. , - , Lockheed NF-104A , , USA , , CTOL , , Trainer , , 1963 , , , , 3 , , Rocket and jet engines. , - , Martin Marietta X-24A , , USA , ,

, , Research , , 1969 , , Prototype , , 1 , , Lifting body. , - ,

Martin Marietta X-24B Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austral ...

, , USA , ,

, , Research , , 1973 , , Prototype , , 1 , , Lifting body. , - ,

Messerschmitt Me 163 The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet is a rocket-powered interceptor aircraft primarily designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt. It is the only operational rocket-powered fighter aircraft in history as well as th ...

, , Germany , , CTOL , , Fighter , , 1941 , , Production , , 10 A-subtype
~360 B-subtype , , Tailless, B-version saw combat May 1944-May 1945. , - ,

Messerschmitt Me 263 The Messerschmitt Me 263 ''Scholle'' (plaice)Christopher 2013, p. 142. was a rocket-powered fighter aircraft developed from the Me 163 ''Komet'' towards the end of World War II. Three prototypes were built but never flown under their own power ...

, , Germany , , CTOL , , Fighter , , 1944 , , , , 3 , , Also known as

Ju 248 The Messerschmitt Me 263 ''Scholle'' (plaice)Christopher 2013, p. 142. was a rocket-powered fighter aircraft developed from the Me 163 ''Komet'' towards the end of World War II. Three prototypes were built but never flown under their own power ...

, development of Me 163. , - , Messerschmitt P.1104 , , Germany , ,

, , Fighter , , 1944 , , Project , , 0 , , , - , Mitsubishi J8M , , Japan , , CTOL , , Fighter , , 1945 , , , , 7 , , Was to have been a licensed Messerschmitt Me 163 but the plans were lost so was only similar. , - , Mizuno Shinryu II , , Japan , , CTOL , , , , 1945 , , Project , , 0 , , Second aircraft developed in Japan to use a canard design after the J7W1. , - ,

North American X-15 The North American X-15 is a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft. It was operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft. The X-15 set speed an ...

, , USA , ,

, , Research , , 1959 , , Operational , , 3 , , Hypersonic. Later variants capable of sub-orbital space flight. , - , Northrop XP-79 , , USA , , CTOL , , Fighter , , 1944 , , Prototype , , 1 , ,

Flying wing A flying wing is a tailless fixed-wing aircraft that has no definite fuselage, with its crew, payload, fuel, and equipment housed inside the main wing structure. A flying wing may have various small protuberances such as pods, nacelles, blis ...

. Converted to jet power for first and only flight. , - ,

Opel RAK.1 The Opel RAK.1 (also known as the Opel RAK.3) was the world's first purpose-built rocket-powered aircraft. It was designed and built by Julius Hatry under commission from Fritz von Opel, who flew it on September 30, 1929 in front of a large crowd ...

, , Germany , , CTOL , , Research , , 1929 , , Operational , , 1 , , First purpose-built rocket-powered aircraft, Opel-RAK program. , - ,

Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor The Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor (originally designated XP-91) is a mixed-propulsion prototype interceptor aircraft, developed by Republic Aviation. The aircraft would use a jet engine for most flight, and a cluster of four small rocket engines ...

, , USA , , CTOL , , , , 1949 , , , , 2 , , Rocket and jet engines. , - ,

Rikugun Ki-202 The Rikugun Ki-202 ''Shūsui-Kai'' ( ja, 三菱 Ki-202 秋水改, translated as "Autumn Water, improved") was a direct development of the German Messerschmitt Me 163 ''Komet'' rocket-powered interceptor aircraft. None were produced before Japa ...

, , Japan , , CTOL , , Fighter , , 1945 , , , , 0 , , Improved J8M/Ki-200 with the elongated fuselage. , - , RRL

Mark-III X-racer The Rocket Racing League was a racing league that planned to use rocket-powered aircraft to race a closed-circuit air racetrack. Founded in 2005, the league made its first public flights in 2010 and was working to begin regular racing seasons. ...

, , USA , , CTOL , , Racer , , 2010 , , , , 1 , , Flying inside the groove: the latest rocket-powered test aircraft take just four seconds to get into the air from ignition. The brink of take-off for the RRL
''Aerospace Testing International'', June 2010, pp. 50-54, accessed 2010-09-06. , - , RRL Mark I X-racer , , USA , , CTOL , , Racer , , 2006 , , , , 1 , , Customized Velocity SE, prototype for

Rocket Racing League The Rocket Racing League was a racing league that planned to use rocket-powered aircraft to race a closed-circuit air racetrack. Founded in 2005, the league made its first public flights in 2010 and was working to begin regular racing seasons. ...

.X-Racers, Start Your Rockets! : The creators of the X prize offer a sensational vision of rocket-powered airplanes speeding through the sky. But can their new racing league steal a bit of Nascar's thunder?
Michael Belfiore, ''

Popular Science ''Popular Science'' (also known as ''PopSci'') is an American digital magazine carrying popular science content, which refers to articles for the general reader on science and technology subjects. ''Popular Science'' has won over 58 awards, incl ...

'' (feature cover story), 2006-02-15, accessed 2010-09-02.XCOR X-Racer
by Nancy Atkinson, ''

Universe Today Universe Today (U.T.) is a popular North American-based non-commercial space and astronomy news website. The domain was registered on December 30, 1998, and the website went live in March 1999, founded by Canadian Fraser Cain. The ''Universe Today ...

'', 2009-08-06, accessed 2010-12-11. , - ,

Saunders-Roe SR.53 The Saunders-Roe SR.53 was a British prototype interceptor aircraft of mixed jet and rocket propulsion developed for the Royal Air Force (RAF) by Saunders-Roe in the early 1950s. As envisaged, the SR.53 would have been used as an interceptor a ...

, , UK , , CTOL , , Fighter , , 1957 , , Prototype , , 2 , , Jet and rocket power. , - ,

Saunders-Roe SR.177 The Saunders-Roe SR.177 was a 1950s project to develop a combined jet- and rocket-powered interceptor aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy. It was an enlarged derivative of the Saunders-Roe SR.53, which was itself an experi ...

, , UK , , CTOL , , Fighter , , 1958 , , Project , , 0 , , Jet and rocket power. Development of SR.53. , - , SNCASO Trident , , France , , CTOL , , Experimental , , 1953 , , Prototype , , 8 , , Jet and rocket power. , - , SNCASE SE.212 Durandal , , France , , CTOL , , Fighter , , 1956 , , Prototype , , 2 , , Mixed power. , - , Sombold So 344 , , Germany , ,

, , , , 1944 , , Project , , 0 , , bomber box buster with a detachable explosive nose. , - , Sukhoi Su-7 , , USSR , , CTOL , , , , 1944 , , , , 1 , ,

Sukhoi Su-6 The Sukhoi Su-6 was a Soviet ground-attack aircraft developed during World War II. The mixed-power (rocket and piston engines) high-altitude interceptor Su-7 was based on the single-seat Su-6 prototype. Design and development Development of th ...

with rocket and piston engines. , - , Yakovlev Yak-3RD , , USSR , , CTOL , , , , 1945 , , Prototype , , 1 , , Modified

Yakovlev Yak-3 The Yakovlev Yak-3 (Russian: Яковлев Як-3) was a single-engine, single-seat World War II Soviet fighter. Robust and easy to maintain, it was much liked by both pilots and ground crew.Glancey 2006, p. 180. One of the smallest and lighte ...

with rocket and piston engines. , - ,

Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka The Yokosuka MXY-7 was a purpose-built, rocket-powered aircraft, rocket-powered human-guided ''kamikaze'' attack aircraft employed by Japan against Allied ships towards the end of the Pacific War during World War II. Although extremely fast, t ...

, , Japan , ,

, , Attack , , 1945 , , Production , , , ,

Kamikaze , officially , were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units of military aviators who flew suicide attacks for the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, intending to d ...

aircraft. , - , Zeppelin '' Fliegende Panzerfaust'' , , Germany , ,

, , , , 1944 , , Project , , 0 , , Towed behind a

Messerschmitt Me 109 The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force. The Bf 109 first saw operational service in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War an ...

G. , - , Zeppelin Rammer , , Germany , ,

, , Fighter , , 1944 , , Project , , 0 , , Designed to use the

aerial ramming Aerial ramming or air ramming is the ramming of one aircraft with another. It is a last-ditch tactic in air combat, sometimes used when all else has failed. Long before the invention of aircraft, ramming tactics in naval warfare and ground warfare ...

technique against Allied bombers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rocket Aircraft, List Of * Lists of aircraft by power source

See also

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