Details of "stooge" radio controlled projectile originally designed as countermeasure to Japanese suicide bomber; span 6 ft 10 in.; length 7 ft 5 1/2 in., weight with warhead 7381 lb; four main rockets of 75-lb thrust each, located in rear fuselage, give missile speed of over 500 mph. (See also Engineer v 183 n 4760 Apr 18 1947 p 332-3; Aeroplane v 72 n 1871 Apr 18 1947 p 383-4)


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    Title :

    Fairey's first guided missile


    Additional title:

    Flight


    Published in:

    Flight ; 51 , n 1999


    Publication date :

    1947


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Fairey's first guided missile

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1947


    Fairey's first guided missile

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1947



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