V-1 Rocket - US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

There are dozens of rockets, missiles, missile launchers, and other aircraft on static display outside of the Main Exhibit Building at the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL.

The waymarked German V-1 rocket is located near the Juno I rocket.

An interpretive sign reads as follows:

"GERMAN V-1 (Fiesler Fi-103)

First test fired in December, 1941, the German built V-1 was a winged subsonic missile. The British nicknamed it the “Buzz Bomb” because of the unusual noise produced by its pulse jet engine. Beginning in June 1944, more than 20,000 V-1s were launched against England and Allied-held targets in Europe. Many V-1s failed to reach their intended target because of their slow speed and inaccurate guidance system.

Launched from a ramp and directed to its target by a preset guidance system, the V1 carried 1988 lbs (901.6 kgs) of explosives consisting of a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate (Amatol). In the late 1940s, captured V1 missiles were used by the US Air Force and Navy for testing at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The United States developed its own version of the weapon called the JB-2 Loon.

Length: 27.1 ft (8.26m)

Wingspan: 17.8ft (5.43m)

Diameter: 2.75ft (0.84m)

Height: 4.8ft (1.46m)

Weight: 5023 lbs (2278 kg)

Thrust: 750 lbs (3336N)

Velocity: 375 mph (603 kph)

Range: 150 miles (240km)

Contractors:
Gerhard Fiesler Werke GmbH for the
German Air Force (Luftwaffe)"

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): German V-1 rocket Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville AL inside / outside: outside Access restrictions: Open 7 days a week, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Tail Number: (S/N): Not listed Other Information:: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)

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