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Hellmuth Walter Kommanditgesellschaft (HWK)
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Military
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HWK 509 |
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Professor
Hellmuth Walter experimented with torpedoes driven by hydrogen
peroxide before beginning to design rocket engines for aircraft in
1935. Founded in the same year, the Hellmuth Walter
Kommanditgesellshaft (HWK) developed and built rocket assisted
take-off engines before developing engines for rocket-powered
interceptor aircraft.
History
1935: HWK is founded to design
rocket engines for aircraft.
1945: The end of World War II ends HWK.
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page updated 23 August 2003
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