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GEORGE C . M A R S H A L L S P A C E FLIGHT C E N T E R
/'- F E f l i l U A R Y 2 5 . 1965
BY
H.A. SCHULZE
CHNICAL DATA
ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
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F & D 876-1126
February 1965
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword ........................ ii i
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Introduction ................... V
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I. INTRODUCTION
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1. Model exploded at static firing test on 21 December 1932.
2. Model never launched.
Test Objectives :
Propulsion dr Control Test8
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193b: KUMMERSDORF
near Berlin
Weight:
Length:
Diameter: Same as A l l , only change relocation
Fuel: of stabilired platform.
Thrust:
Time:
G & C Platform: located in the center of the rocket
Launching Place: Island of Borkum, Baltic Sea.
Test Objectives:
Propulsion 6 Control Tests
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GERMAN A-2 ROCKET
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I WE IGHT 400
THRUST 650
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1936: PEENEMWNDE
Baitic Sea
Weight : 750 kg (1650 lbs)
Length: 6.74 m (22 ft)
Diameter: 67.3 cm (2.2 ft)
Fuel: LOX - Alcohol (75%)
Thrust: 1.5 to (3300 lbs)
Time : 45 sec
0 & C Platform: 3 dimensional gyro control system, jet rudders
and rudder actuators
Launching Place: Island of Greifswalder Oie, Baltic Sea
Launchings :
A 3/1: 4 December 1937
Take-off perfect.
x + 3 8ec parachute ejects (uncontrolled) pull; the rocket
to one ,side.
x + 6.5 sec cut-off.
Rocket hits ground 300 m (984 ft) from launch place and
explodes .
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A - 3 (Cont)
A - 3/2: 6 December 1937
Take-off perfect.
x + 3 sec again parachute ejects.
Test Objectives:
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1937: PEENEMUENGE
Baltic Sea
Weight : 800 kg (1760 l b s )
Length : 7.4 m (24.2 ft)
After failures on the A-3 series, new design only retained the
experienced power-plant and added a completely new guidance and
stabilization system.
Launching8 :
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Fully equipped A -5 with new guidance system and
parachute .
No attempt to go into trajectory.
Heights more than 8 km (5.0 mi)
Recovery on parachutes successful..
Test Objectives?
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CONTROL ACTUATOf?
BATTERY
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NITROGEN TANK
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GERMAN A - 5 ROCKET FUEL-VALVES
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GERMAN A - 5 ROCKET INSTRUMENT-COMPAR'NT
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- 1945: PEE"DE
Baltic Sea
weight : 12.52 t o (27,500 lbs)
Launchings :
A - h/l: 18 March 1942
Destroyed during power plant test.
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A &/2: 13 June 1942
H i r s l l e atrrrkd rotating early a f t e r take-off.
Correction through guidance €icst successful, but l a t e r full
360° rotations.
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x + 54 (approx) cut-off.
x + 96 (approx) missile hits Baltic Sea approximately
1.3 km from Test Stand VII.
A - 4 / 3 : 16 A w S t 1942
x + 4 electrical power system failure.
x + 20 missile leaves trajectory.
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First full success.
Missile stays completely withla calculated trajectory.
x + 57.8 cut-off (velocity 1500 m/sec, 90 kn height) .
x + 296 d e s i l e hits target 190 km away (Baltic Sea)
A us:21 October 1942
Partial B U C C ~ ~ S147
, km,
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A - 4/6: 9 November 1942
Guidance trouble, missile does not go into trajectory,
straight up 67 km,
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x + 4 exploaion during programing into trajectory.
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GERMAN A - 4 ROCKET
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GERMAN A - 4 ROCKET COMBUSTION CHAMBER (R&D)
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A-4 (V-2) Stabilized Platform
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PE~ENEMUENDE: LAUNCH PREPARATION CAR (ON RAIL TRACKS)
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1944:
Same dimensions as A - b.
A - 4b was called the ltGlider.
Wings were added for use of some of the unused stored-up ~ i ~ t i . :
energies t o reach a target approximately 450 km (281 m i ) .
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First successful launch.
Mission not completed due to failure in one wing.
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TECHNICAL DATA
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Blueprint only; never left the drawing board and the pre-
liminary analysis stage.
Design Objective :
Subsonic missile.
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1940 - 43:
Dimensions :
Replica of A - 5 only with wings as forerunner f o r A - 9 ,
with shape of A - 9 (no payload capability)
Design Objectives:
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11. Model of A - 9 for new steering control device
t e s t i n g ( rocket-glider )
2. Two models:
a. D r o p g l i d e r for b a l l i s t i c tests, without pro-
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b. With propulsion u n i t f o r normal rocket l a u n c h k g
(approximately 1800 l b s thrust - 25 km) .
Tests :
Two drop-glider t e s t s were performed, both unsuccessful,
No model of type b. was ever b u i l t .
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. 1940 - 43:
Blueprint stage only.
Dimensions: Same as A - 4 (without w i n g s )
Design Objective:
1. Increased thrust 66,000 lbs.
a, New fuel: Nitric acid & kerosene.
b. Increased burning the: 90 sec.
Forerunner for A - 9 (as second stage for - 10). A
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Tests: Only thrust-chamber tests were run, no vehicle was
ever b u i l t .
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1940 - 43:
Size of A - 4 equipped with wings.
Approximately 5 to more thrust (tot 30 to) to cope with added
weight of wings.
Range: 800 km (500 mi)
Payload: 1 to (2200 lba)
Steering: Air vanes (to be operable over entire flight)
Design Objective :
1. Second stage for A - 10 (Roclcct; G l i d e r ) .
2. Without booster (A - 4) approximate range 500 mi.
3. Payload: same as A - 4.
4. Booster: new development & fuel see A - 8.
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1940 - u:
Weight : 101,580 kg ( 223,&76 lbs)
Length : 26.0 m (80 ft)
Diameter: 4.15 m (12.9 ft)
Fuel : LOX - Alcohol (75%)
Thrust: 20@ to ( ~ 0 , O O Olbs)
Th0: 50 sec
Design Objectives:
1. Proof of staging principle.
2. First step for satellite missile.
3. First step for space flight.
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CONCLUSION
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