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The V-1 flying bomb (German: Vergeltungswaffe 1 "Vengeance Weapon 1" [a]) was an early cruise missile. Its official Reich Aviation Ministry (RLM) designation was Fieseler Fi 103 [3] and its suggestive name was Höllenhund . It was also known to the Allies as the buzz bomb or doodlebug [4] [b] and Maikäfer . [c]
The V1, which may be seen as the first cruise missile, was used operationally against London and Antwerp. The V-2 ballistic missile was used operationally against London, Antwerp, and other targets. The Rheinbote was fired against Antwerp. V-1 flying bomb [1] V-2 rocket [2] Rheinbote [3] A4b
V-1 flying bomb V-2 missile V-3 cannon. V-weapons, known in original German as Vergeltungswaffen (German pronunciation: [fɐˈgɛltʊŋsˌvafṇ], German: "retaliatory weapons", "reprisal weapons"), were a particular set of long-range artillery weapons designed for strategic bombing during World War II, particularly strategic bombing and aerial bombing of cities.
V-1 startup: While the steam-generating trolley was being connected, the Argus As 109-014 Ofenrohr pulsejet engine was started. [31] Launch; Post-launch: The steam piston, having separated from the V-1 at the end of the ramp during launch, was collected for re-use (the site nominally had only two pistons). Personnel in rubber boots and ...
The forward support pylon for the Reichenberg crewed V-1 resembles a broad-chord version of the American Loon's similar component. In the summer of 1944, the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (German Research Institute for Sailplane Flight) at Ainring took on the task of developing a crewed version of the Fi 103, an example was made ready for testing within days and a production line ...
In July 1943, the V-1 flew 245 km (152 miles) and impacted within 1 km (0.62 miles) of its target. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Ground-launched V-1s were propelled up a 49-m (160 ft)-long, inclined launch ramp consisting of eight modular sections 6 m (20 ft) long and a muzzle brake , to enable the missile to become airborne with an airflow strong enough to ...
The Argus As 014 (designated 109-014 by the RLM) was a pulsejet engine used on the German V-1 flying bomb of World War II, and the first model of pulsejet engine placed in mass production. License manufacture of the As 014 was carried out in Japan in the latter stages of World War II , as the Kawanishi Maru Ka10 for the Kawanishi Baika kamikaze ...
The pulsejet's forward support pylon's differing shape on the original V-1 ordnance A JB-2 being inspected by USAAF personnel at Wendover AAF, 1944. JB-2 being air launched for flight test by a Boeing B-17 during testing of the weapon at Eglin Field, 1944 In flight after air launch, 1944 Ground preparation prior to air launch, 1944 A JB-2 being prepared for a test launch at Holloman Air Force ...