Abstract: A holding and starting device for hydro-pneumatically driven aircrafts composed of a base body carrying a flange that can be connected to it, the flange furthermore merging into a hollow cylinder portion receiving at least one sealing ring, latches pivotable about a shaft, and having a latch engagement means for a locking ring of the aircraft, and a release ring rotatably mounted on the base body, so that a release of the locking ring of the aircraft can take place. The latches have an actuating surface, which surface causes a pivoting movement of the latches when a nozzle-like neck portion of the aircraft is put on. With or at a rotation of the release ring against pretension, stop ends of the latches move into a respective associated setoff or a respective associated recess, so that the latches release the locking ring for starting.

Abstract: The invention relates to a holding and starting device for hydro-pneumatically driven aircrafts, in particular model rockets, composed of a base body carrying a flange that can be connected to it, the flange furthermore merging into a hollow cylinder portion receiving at least one sealing ring arranged at the outer circumference side, latches pivotable about a shaft, located on the flange and laterally encompassing the hollow cylinder portion, and having a latch engagement means for a locking ring of the aircraft, a release ring rotatably mounted on the base body relative to the longitudinal axis of the hollow cylinder portion and having recesses or setoffs for receiving stop ends of the respective latch, so that a release of the locking ring of the aircraft can take place.