A5 rocket
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The A5 rocket was an early German experimental rocket developed in the 1930s as a crucial testbed for technologies later used in the V-2 ballistic missile.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A5 rocket canonical | 1 |
| Aggregat rocket series | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental rocket
ⓘ
sounding rocket ⓘ |
| category |
German experimental rocket
ⓘ
predecessor of ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| configuration | single-stage rocket ⓘ |
| conflictContext | pre–World War II German rearmament ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Walter Dornberger
ⓘ
Wernher von Braun ⓘ |
| developedAt | Peenemünde Army Research Center ⓘ |
| developer |
German Army Weapons Office
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army Ordnance Office
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | mid-1930s ⓘ |
| engineHeritage |
derived from A3 rocket engine
ⓘ
precursor to V-2 rocket engine ⓘ |
| era | 1930s ⓘ |
| follows | A3 rocket ⓘ |
| guidanceType | aerodynamic stabilization with fins ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important step in development of long-range rockets ⓘ |
| influenced | V-2 ballistic missile design ⓘ |
| materialContributionTo |
aerodynamic layout of V-2
ⓘ
control surface design of V-2 ⓘ structural design validation for V-2 ⓘ |
| partOf |
A5 rocket
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Aggregat rocket series
|
| precedes |
A-4 rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
A4 rocket
V-2 rocket ⓘ |
| program | German Aggregat rocket program ⓘ |
| propellantType |
ethanol
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| propulsionType | liquid-fueled rocket engine ⓘ |
| purpose |
to test guidance and control concepts
ⓘ
to validate aerodynamic design for A4/V-2 ⓘ |
| stabilizationMethod | large tail fins ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| technologyTested |
aerodynamic shapes for high-speed ascent
ⓘ
fin-stabilized supersonic flight ⓘ liquid-fuel propulsion for large rockets ⓘ |
| testOutcome | helped solve stability problems seen in A3 ⓘ |
| testSite |
Greifswalder Oie
ⓘ
Peenemünde Army Research Center ⓘ
surface form:
Peenemünde test range
|
| usedAs | testbed for V-2 technologies ⓘ |
| usedBy | German Army ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aerodynamic testing
ⓘ
control system testing ⓘ high-speed flight research ⓘ stability testing ⓘ |
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