5-Inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rocket

Five-inch forward-firing aircraft rocket
FFARs being loaded
TypeAir-to-surface rocket
Place of originUnited States
Service history
Used byUnited States military
Production history
Produced1943-1945
Specifications (5-inch FFAR)
Mass80 pounds (36 kg)
Length5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m)
DiameterWarhead: 5 inches (130 mm)
Motor: 3.5 inches (89 mm)
WarheadHigh explosive
Warhead weight45 pounds (20 kg)

EngineSolid-fuel rocket
Operational
range
1 mile (1.6 km)
Maximum speed 485 miles per hour (781 km/h)
Guidance
system
None

The five-inch forward-firing aircraft rocket or FFAR was an American rocket developed during World War II for attack from airplanes against ground and ship targets.