A1
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Test vehicle. Year: 1933. Family: German Civilian Rocketry. Other Family: V-2. Country: Germany. Status: Design 1933.

First in series of rockets leading to V-2. Exploded at Kummersdorf during a test run. Considered aerodynamically unstable (a stabilising flywheel was mounted forward) and no launch attempts were made.

Propellants 40 kg of Lox/75% alcohol, burntime 16 seconds.

Manufacturer: Von Braun. Liftoff Thrust: 3.000 kN (674 lbf). Total Mass: 150 kg (330 lb). Core Diameter: 0.30 m (0.98 ft). Total Length: 1.40 m (4.50 ft). Span: 0.30 m (0.98 ft).

Bibliography and Further Reading
  • Michels, Juergen and Przybilski, Olaf, Peenemuende und seine Erben in Ost und West, Bernard & Graefe, Bonn, 1997. ISBN: 3763759603. Marvelous German language book traces the 'technology transfer' from the Peenemuende refugees to the rocketry programs of America, Russia, Germany, and other countries. More at amazon.com...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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