Mach 2 rocket carrier. Loaded/empty mass 72,563/25,197 kg. Thrust 183.23 kN. Specific impulse 2020 seconds. Convair Bomber-delta wing. Maximum release conditions: Belly mounted, 21,818 kg (22.5 m length x 1.9 m diameter x 7.1 m wingspan) at 2,130 kph at 12,195 m altitude (Kingfisher).
Cost $ : 78.040 million. No Engines: 4. Release velocity: 590 m/s (1,930 ft/sec). Release altitude: 12 m (40 ft). Release conditions: 2,130 kph at 12.2 km.
Location: 590.
Status: Retired 1959.
Gross mass: 72,563 kg (159,974 lb).
Unfuelled mass: 25,197 kg (55,549 lb).
Payload: 21,818 kg (48,100 lb).
Height: 29.51 m (96.81 ft).
Diameter: 9.57 m (31.39 ft).
Span: 17.34 m (56.88 ft).
Thrust: 183.23 kN (41,191 lbf).
Specific impulse: 2,020 s.
Specific impulse sea level: 1,836 s.
Burn time: 20,000 s.
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Associated Engines
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J79- 5 GE turbojet engine. 45.8 kN. Out of Production. Thrust is maximum sea level thrust; specific impulse is sea level value at that thrust. Isp=2020s. More...
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High Virgo American air-launched test vehicle. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x B-58 Hustler + 1 x TX-20 Sergeant More...
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Air/Kerosene Ambient air (78 % nitrogen, 21% oxygen, etc.) is scooped up by air intakes and used in turbojet, turbofan, ramjet, scramjet, or other airbreathing engines. It is used to burn aviation-grade kerosene, commercial grade JP-4 or JP-5, their military equivalents, or special high-temperature blends such as those used in the SR-71. More...
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