V-2 German: Vergeltungswaffe , Vengeance Weapon 2 Rocket WW II Hitler WW II
| Aggregat-4 / Vergeltungswaffe-2 | |
|---|---|
Peenemünde Museum replica of V-2
| |
| Type | single stage ballistic missile |
| Place of origin |  Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1944–1952 |
| Used by | Nazi Germany United Kingdom (post-war) United States (post-war) Soviet Union (post-war) |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Peenemünde Army Research Center |
| Manufacturer | Mittelwerk GmbH |
| Unit cost | 100,000 RM January 1944, 50,000 RM March 1945[1] |
| Produced | 16 March 1942- 1945 (Germany) some assembled post war. |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 12,500 kg (27,600 lb) |
| Length | 14 m (45 ft 11 in) |
| Diameter | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Warhead | 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) Amatol |
Detonation
mechanism | impact |
| Wingspan | 3.56 m (11 ft 8 in) |
| Propellant | 3,810 kg (8,400 lb) 75%ethanol/25% water 4,910 kg (10,820 lb) liquid oxygen |
Operational
range | 320 km (200 mi) |
| Flight altitude | 88 km (55 mi) maximum altitude on long range trajectory, 206 km (128 mi) maximum altitude if launched vertically. |
| Speed |
maximum:5,760 km/h (3,580 mph)
at impact: 2,880 km/h (1,790 mph) |
Guidance
system | Gyroscopes to determine direction Müller-type pendulous gyroscopic accelerometer for engine cutoff on most production rockets[2][3]:225 |
Launch
platform | Mobile (Meillerwagen) |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-2_rocket
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/TRC/Rockets/history_of_rockets.html
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