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Ruhrstahl X-4 Missile

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The Ruhrstahl X-4 Missile was a missile that was built in WWII by the germans. It was a wire guided missile the would be launched from an aircraft and would be controlled by the pilot and would have to get close to allied bombers. The Ruhrstahl X-4 had a detonation range of 7 meters but was never in mass production due to lack of resources and the fact that it was tricky to fly a plane and guide a missile. Testing were done in FW-190s and the Germans wanted to have it on 2-engined aircraft for stabilty in flying and guiding the missile. One aircraft that would have hard points to house the missiles was the TA-183 but the war ended before any were completed. An actual image of the missile can be seen here: https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6148/6020443595_b6f19353a5_b.jpg

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 14.8ft (4.5m)
  • Length 20.5ft (6.3m)
  • Height 12.9ft (3.9m)
  • Empty Weight 4,365lbs (1,979kg)
  • Loaded Weight 7,689lbs (3,488kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 4.383
  • Wing Loading 77.2lbs/ft2 (377.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 99.6ft2 (9.3m2)
  • Drag Points 826

Parts

  • Number of Parts 30
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 151