Schmiedl, Friedrich (1902–1994)
Austrian civil engineer who, beginning in 1918, carried out numerous experiments
with solid-fueled rockets. In February 1931, he began a postal service using
remote-controlled rockets that landed by parachute to carry mail between
neighboring towns, primarily Schöckel and Radegund, and Schöckel
and Kumberg. So successful was Schmiedl's innovative method of delivery
that another Austrian inventor, Gerhard Zucker, proposed a service that
would carry rocket mail across the English Channel. Unfortunately for Zucker,
all of his long-range solid-fueled rocket mail prototypes exploded at launch.
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