Test pilot Cliff Secord discovers a top-secret jetpack and uses it to fight crime as the Rocketeer. Cliff's girlfriend has been captured by a Nazi spy posing as a Hollywood star, and Cliff dons the Rocketeer disguise to save her and the world.
Investigates the career of being a test pilot, discussing how test pilots train for their jobs and the kinds of aircraft they fly and put to the limits in testing.
Discusses the training and work of test pilots by profiling the career of Major Rex Bailey, who tests military airplanes for the United States Air Force at Edwards Air Force Base in California.