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A-9

Aircraft · Germany

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German manned rocketplane. Study 1944. Manned, winged boost-glide version of the V-2 missile. It would have been capable of delivering express cargo 600 km from the launch point within 17 minutes.

Other variants would form the second stage of the A9/A10 transatlantic missile.

The A4b designation was used to disguise work on the prohibited A9 program. Two prototypes were flown; a manned version was planned. The A4b had an empty mass 1350 kg greater than the basic V-2, with wings of 52 degree sweep.

Crew Size: 1.

People
von Braun
Country
Germany
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