He 111 with ATO Units

The RLM had an interest in rocket boosters which fitted below the wings of heavily loaded bombers to assist take-off from short runways ...

50 Years Jet Flight

Demo-trailer of a documentary produced by the Lufthansa AG in occasion of the 50th anniversary (August 27, 1989) of the first jet flight in history ...

AERO 145 Baptism

To honour the achievements of the world's first jet pilot - Flight Captain Erich Warsitz - an AERO 145 has been baptized into his name ...

He 112 with Walter rocket

Ground testing of the Heinkel He 112 V3 fitted with the Walter rocket engine during the period of July - October 1938 in Peenemünde West ...

Flying over the Swiss Alps

Departing from Lugano (LSZA), Robert & Lutz Warsitz - sons of Erich Warsitz - take you on a summerly flight over the Swiss Alps with a Piper PA 28 ...

Heinkel He 178

Watch the world's first jet flight, made by Flight Captain Erich Warsitz with the He 178 on August 27, 1939. Original audio commentary by Erich Warsitz ...

He 178 V2 - Model Aircraft

Bruce Grey of the Royal New Zealand Air Force built a radio controlled model aircraft - the He 178 - propelled by a jet turbine. First flight: January 28, 2006 ...

He 112 - von Braun's rocket

An extract of the documentary "ROCKETMEN" (by Aero Cinema) showing the Heinkel He 112 fitted with Wernher von Braun's rocket engine ...

Diamond DA40

Departing from Lugano (LSZA), Robert Warsitz - son of Erich Warsitz - performs exercises, such as engine failure, steep turn, stalling the aircraft ...