A1
Launch vehicle · Germany
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Conceputal drawing based on text description of rocket.
Credit: © Mark Wade
German test vehicle. First in series of rockets leading to V-2. Exploded at Kummersdorf during a test run. Considered aerodynamically unstable (a stabilizing flywheel was mounted forward) and no launch attempts were made.
Propellants 40 kg of Lox/75% alcohol, burn time 16 seconds.
Related
- Family
- test vehicle
- People
- von Braun
- Country
- Germany