Abstract: An unmanned craft having a fuselage, a propeller drive with a propeller being arranged in the tail portion of the fuselage for purposes of cruising, and a rocket assist propulsion system for the takeoff phase is releasably mounted to the fuselage, the improvement includes three spring biased thrust rods being secured to the frame and releasably engaging peripheral points of the craft. The thrust rods are radially pivotal in outer direction. Support points on the wings and the rudder engage front ends of the rods in contourmatching relationship but are disengageable therefrom.

Abstract: In an unmanned craft with a tail end propeller the improvement of a parachute landing system for causing the craft to land while being suspended by a parachute of the system; the fuselage for the craft has a rearwardly, laterally and, thus, asymmetrically arranged opening leading into a storage compartment for a pilot and a principal parachute system; a flap normally closes the opening but being openable and pivotable in outward direction about an axis being at least approximately vertical to the horizontal disposition of the craft and for about 135.degree.; a cable locks and limits the outward pivoting of the flap, acting as a rudder to steer the craft for 180.degree. during parachute deployment.