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== [[:Category: Gee Bee Model Z|Gee Bee Model Z <i>Super Sportster</i> (Replica)]] ==
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== Replica 1931 Gee Bee Model Z Super Sportster ==
 
 
Bill Turner built this replica in 1975 after the Granville Brothers' original "Z" Model from 1931 that won the Thompson Trophy Race.
 
Bill Turner built this replica in 1975 after the Granville Brothers' original "Z" Model from 1931 that won the Thompson Trophy Race.
 
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[[Image:Rocket yellow.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket yellow.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
The Granville Brothers (G-B "Gee-Bee") built the original planes in the '30s. This replica currently (2010) can be seen at Museum Of Flight, Seattle, WA.  
 
The Granville Brothers (G-B "Gee-Bee") built the original planes in the '30s. This replica currently (2010) can be seen at Museum Of Flight, Seattle, WA.  
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Crash scenes use an identically-painted non-flying replica 1931 GEEBEE Z (built c. 1990). That replica was repainted black & white with "NA73" designation for its appearance later in the film. Ed Cook.
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Crash scenes use an identically-painted non-flying replica 1931 Gee Bee Model Z (built c. 1990). That replica was re-painted black & white with "NA73" designation for its appearance later in the film. Info courtesy Ed Cook.
  
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== 1929 Travel Air Model-R “Mystery Ship” (Flying Replica built c. 1971) ==
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== [[:Category: Travel Air Type R|Travel Air Model-R <i>Mystery Ship</i> (Replica)]] ==
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1929.
 
[[Image:Rocket nicered.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket nicered.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket three.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
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[[Image:Rocket three9.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
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See Staggerwing Museum Foundation, Inc., Tullahoma, TN. Ed Cook.
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Flying replica built circa 1971. See Staggerwing Museum Foundation, Inc., Tullahoma, TN. Info courtesy Ed Cook.
  
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== Prototype Model of Hughes HK-1 “Spruce Goose” ==
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== [[:Category: Hughes H-1 Racer|Hughes H-1 Racer]] & [[:Category: Hughes H-4 Hercules|Hughes HK-1 <i>Spruce Goose</i> (prototype)]] ==
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Inside Howard Hughes hanger.
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Inside Howard Hughes hanger. We guess the Hughes H-1 Racer on the ground, at left.
 
[[Image:Rocket Hughes.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket Hughes.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket Hughes2.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket Hughes2.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
"The Rocketeer" is set in October 1938, years before the HK-1 was ever developed. Hughes was said to have strongly disliked the term "Spruce Goose" and in fact the term was not used in this film.  
 
"The Rocketeer" is set in October 1938, years before the HK-1 was ever developed. Hughes was said to have strongly disliked the term "Spruce Goose" and in fact the term was not used in this film.  
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Ed Cook.
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Info courtesy Ed Cook.
  
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== 1936 Ryan ST-A ==
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== [[:Category: Ryan ST|Ryan ST-A]] ==
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1936.<br>
 
Looking at the silver monoplane this time.
 
Looking at the silver monoplane this time.
 
[[Image:Rocket three5.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket three5.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
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[[Image:Rocket three4.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
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1936 RYAN ST-A.
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1936 RYAN ST-A (Info courtesy Ed Cook).
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Ed Cook.
 
  
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== 1931 Great Lakes 2T-1A ==
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== [[:Category: Great Lakes Sport Trainer | Great Lakes 2T-1A Sport Trainer ]] ==
 
Looking at the red biplane in the rear.  
 
Looking at the red biplane in the rear.  
 
[[Image:Rocket three2.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket three2.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket three5.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket three5.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket three9.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
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1931 GREAT LAKES 2T-1A. This plane can currently (2010) be seen at the Santa Maria Museum of Flight in Santa Maria, CA. Ed Cook.
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1931 GREAT LAKES 2T-1A. This plane can currently (2010) be seen at the Santa Maria Museum of Flight in Santa Maria, CA. Info courtesy Ed Cook.
  
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== 1930 Stinson SM-8A ==
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== [[:Category: Stinson Junior| Stinson SM-8A Junior]] ==
 
[[Image:Rocket blue.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket blue.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
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[[Image:Rocket blue3.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
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[[Image:Rocket blue2.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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1930. Info courtesy Ed Cook.
  
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== 1918 Standard J-1 ==
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== [[:Category: Standard J|Standard J-1]] ==
 
[[Image:Rocket clown.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
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[[Image:Rocket clown2.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket clown3.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
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1918 Standard J-1, painted as "The Fearless Freep" and referred to as "Miss Mabel" in "The Rocketeer". Not to be confused with Curtiss Model JN-4 "Jenny", which is somewhat similar in appearance, but did not appear in the film.
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1918 Standard J-1, painted as "The Fearless Freep" and referred to as "Miss Mabel" in "The Rocketeer". Not to be confused with Curtiss Model JN-4 "Jenny", which is somewhat similar in appearance, but did not appear in the film. The Standard has the slightly swept upper wing, among other differences. Info courtesy Ed Cook.
  
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== Replica 1934 Brown B-2 Racer ==
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== [[:Category: Brown B-2|Brown B-2 (Replica)]] ==
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1934.
 
[[Image:Rocket red.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket red.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
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Replica 1934 BROWN B-2 RACER "MISS LOS ANGELES" #33 (FLYING REPLICA c. 1972)
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Replica built in 1972 of the 1934 Brown B-2 racer "MISS LOS ANGELES" #33.
  
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== 1929 Ford 5-AT-C “Tri-Motor” ==
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== [[:Category: Ford Trimotor | Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor]] ==
 
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1929 FORD 5-AT-C “TRI-MOTOR”
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1929 FORD 5-AT-C TRIMOTOR. Info courtesy Ed Cook.
  
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== 1931 Pitcairn-Cierva PCA-2 Autogyro ==
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== [[:Category: Pitcairn-Cierva PCA-2 | Pitcairn-Cierva PCA-2 Autogyro (model)]] ==
 
[[Image:Rocket white.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
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1931 PITCAIRN-CIERVA PCA-2 AUTOGYRO (1/8 SCALE I.L.M. MODEL)
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1931 PITCAIRN-CIERVA PCA-2 AUTOGYRO (1/8 scale I.L.M. miniature). Info courtesy Ed Cook.
  
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== (Fictitious) 1938 Zeppelin LZ130 “Luxembourg” ==
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== [[:Category: Zeppelin Hindenburg class|Zeppelin LZ 130 (model)]] ==
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Fictitious 1938 Zeppelin LZ 130 <i>Luxembourg</i> (Model)(12-foot I.L.M. SCALE MODEL).
 
[[Image:Rocket naziblimp5.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
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(Fictitious) 1938 ZEPPELIN LZ130 “LUXEMBOURG” (12-foot I.L.M. SCALE MODEL) (actual Hindenburg appears in newsreel footage)
 
  
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== Replica 1931 GEEBEE Z (Non-Flying Replica built c. 1990 with c. 1991 re-paint) ==
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== [[:Category: Zeppelin Hindenburg class|Zeppelin LZ 129 <i>Hindenburg</i>]] ==
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Actual LZ 129 "Hindenburg" appears in newsreel footage. Info courtesy Ed Cook.<br>
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Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].
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[[Image:Rocket Blimpmovie.png|thumb|500px|none| Zeppelin LZ 129 <i>Hindenburg</i> of [[:Category:Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei|DZR-Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei]].]]
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== Gee Bee R 1 Senior Sportster 11  & [[:Category: Gee Bee Model Z|Gee Bee Model Z <i>Super Sportster</i> (Replica)]] ==
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1931.
 
[[Image:Rocket hughesgift.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket hughesgift.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket hughesgift4.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket hughesgift4.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket hughesgift3.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
 
[[Image:Rocket hughesgift3.png|thumb|500px|none|]]
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Note NA73 designation. Was moved to Disney-MGM Studios (now “Disney’s Hollywood Studios”), Lake Buena Vista, FL.
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Non-flying replica built circa 1990 with 1991 re-paint. Note "NA73" designation. This replica was moved to Disney-MGM Studios (now “Disney’s Hollywood Studios”), Lake Buena Vista, FL after photography on the film was completed. Info courtesy Ed Cook.
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{{footnote}}
 
{{footnote}}
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102803/ The Rocketeer at IMDb]
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* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102803/ The Rocketeer at IMDb]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocketeer_%28film%29 The Rocketeer at Wikipedia]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocketeer_%28film%29 The Rocketeer at Wikipedia]
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* [http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=102803 The Rocketeer at IMCDb]
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* [https://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=102803 The Rocketeer at IMCDb]
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[[Category: Brown B-2]]
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[[Category: Ford Trimotor]]
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[[Category: Gee Bee Model Z]]
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[[Category: Great Lakes Sport Trainer]]
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[[Category: Hughes H-1 Racer]]
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[[Category: Hughes H-4 Hercules]]
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[[Category: Pitcairn-Cierva PCA-2]]
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[[Category: Ryan ST]]
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[[Category: Standard J]]
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[[Category: Stinson Junior]]
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[[Category: Travel Air Type R]]
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[[Category: Zeppelin Hindenburg class]]
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[[Category: Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei]]

Latest revision as of 04:07, 9 September 2024

The Rocketeer DVD cover.

Movie (1991)

Starring:
Bill Campbell (Cliff)
Jennifer Connelly (Jenny)
Alan Arkin (Peevy)
Timothy Dalton (Neville Sinclair)
Paul Sorvino (Eddie Valentine)
Terry O'Quinn (Howard Hughes)

Cliff Secord is a stunt pilot who stumbles upon a jet pack which enables him to fly when strapped to his back. Cliff starts attracting attention with his new pack including the attention of Howard Hughes, the FBI, and Nazi operatives.


Gee Bee Model Z Super Sportster (Replica)

Bill Turner built this replica in 1975 after the Granville Brothers' original "Z" Model from 1931 that won the Thompson Trophy Race.

Rocket yellow4.png
Rocket yellow5.png
Rocket yellow3.png
Rocket yellow2.png
Rocket yellow.png

The Granville Brothers (G-B "Gee-Bee") built the original planes in the '30s. This replica currently (2010) can be seen at Museum Of Flight, Seattle, WA. Crash scenes use an identically-painted non-flying replica 1931 Gee Bee Model Z (built c. 1990). That replica was re-painted black & white with "NA73" designation for its appearance later in the film. Info courtesy Ed Cook.

Travel Air Model-R Mystery Ship (Replica)

1929.

Rocket nicered.png
Rocket three.png
Rocket three9.png

Flying replica built circa 1971. See Staggerwing Museum Foundation, Inc., Tullahoma, TN. Info courtesy Ed Cook.

Hughes H-1 Racer & Hughes HK-1 Spruce Goose (prototype)

Inside Howard Hughes hanger. We guess the Hughes H-1 Racer on the ground, at left.

Rocket Hughes.png
Rocket Hughes2.png

"The Rocketeer" is set in October 1938, years before the HK-1 was ever developed. Hughes was said to have strongly disliked the term "Spruce Goose" and in fact the term was not used in this film. Info courtesy Ed Cook.

Ryan ST-A

1936.
Looking at the silver monoplane this time.

Rocket three5.png
Rocket three4.png
Rocket three9.png

1936 RYAN ST-A (Info courtesy Ed Cook).

Great Lakes 2T-1A Sport Trainer

Looking at the red biplane in the rear.

Rocket three2.png
Rocket three5.png
Rocket three9.png

1931 GREAT LAKES 2T-1A. This plane can currently (2010) be seen at the Santa Maria Museum of Flight in Santa Maria, CA. Info courtesy Ed Cook.

Stinson SM-8A Junior

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1930. Info courtesy Ed Cook.

Standard J-1

Rocket clown.png
Rocket clown5.png
Rocket clown4.png
Rocket clown2.png
Rocket clown3.png

1918 Standard J-1, painted as "The Fearless Freep" and referred to as "Miss Mabel" in "The Rocketeer". Not to be confused with Curtiss Model JN-4 "Jenny", which is somewhat similar in appearance, but did not appear in the film. The Standard has the slightly swept upper wing, among other differences. Info courtesy Ed Cook.

Brown B-2 (Replica)

1934.

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Rocket nexttored.png

Replica built in 1972 of the 1934 Brown B-2 racer "MISS LOS ANGELES" #33.

Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor

Rocket flying.png

1929 FORD 5-AT-C TRIMOTOR. Info courtesy Ed Cook.

Pitcairn-Cierva PCA-2 Autogyro (model)

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Rocket white3.png
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1931 PITCAIRN-CIERVA PCA-2 AUTOGYRO (1/8 scale I.L.M. miniature). Info courtesy Ed Cook.

Zeppelin LZ 130 (model)

Fictitious 1938 Zeppelin LZ 130 Luxembourg (Model)(12-foot I.L.M. SCALE MODEL).

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Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg

Actual LZ 129 "Hindenburg" appears in newsreel footage. Info courtesy Ed Cook.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Zeppelin LZ 129 Hindenburg of DZR-Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei.

Gee Bee R 1 Senior Sportster 11 & Gee Bee Model Z Super Sportster (Replica)

1931.

Rocket hughesgift.png
Rocket hughesgift4.png
Rocket hughesgift3.png

Non-flying replica built circa 1990 with 1991 re-paint. Note "NA73" designation. This replica was moved to Disney-MGM Studios (now “Disney’s Hollywood Studios”), Lake Buena Vista, FL after photography on the film was completed. Info courtesy Ed Cook.


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