A1 Credit - © Mark Wade

Test vehicle. Family:

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).