Five-inch forward-firing aircraft rocket | |
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Type | Air-to-surface rocket |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
Used by | United States military |
Production history | |
Produced | 1943-1945 |
Specifications (5-inch FFAR) | |
Mass | 80 pounds (36 kg) |
Length | 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) |
Diameter | Warhead: 5 inches (130 mm) Motor: 3.5 inches (89 mm) |
Warhead | High explosive |
Warhead weight | 45 pounds (20 kg) |
Engine | Solid-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.