The first jet in world history flew as early as 1928: the glider equipped with rockets by Fritz von Opel flew 1500 meters in its first test.

But in June, young Fritz von Opel, sporting son of a gruff Geheimrat, sent it at a speed of 156 miles per hour over railroad tracks near Hanover. Nine-foot streaks of flame from the exploding ...

Opel racked up a first with RAK 1 Ninety years ago, on September 30, 1929, the first-ever public rocket-powered flight was carried out by Fritz von Opel on his RAK 1. Among the first rocket planes ...

The lecturer was Fritz von Opel, motor magnate. Beside him stood a little racing car with two unusual accessories. In its rear it had something that looked like an exaggerated exhaust pipe.

"The Iron Claw" director Sean Durkin explains to TODAY.com why one of the Von Erich siblings, Chris Von Erich, is not included in the movie starring Zac Efron.

The Von Erich family - Kerry, Fritz, Kevin, Chris (front), Mike and David Who are the Von Erich family? The Von Erich family is one of the most popular families in professional wrestling.

Following the release of the new major motion picture "Iron Claw" which chronicles the story of the Von Erich family we look at the family's tragic history. Family patriarch and legendary ...

When attempting to describe the story of the Von Erich family, now immortalized forever in Sean Durkin’s movie The Iron Claw, it’s hard not to immediately default to one noun above all others ...