| High Velocity 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 | 1944-1955 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 134 pounds (61 kg) |
| Length | 68 inches (173 cm)[1] |
| Diameter | 5 inches (127 mm) |
| Wingspan | 15.625 inches (39.7 cm) |
| Warhead | 7.5 pounds (3.4 kg) of TNT or Composition B |
| Warhead weight | 45.5 pounds (20.6 kg) |
| Engine | 52 inches (132 cm) long x 5 inches (12.7 cm) diameter solid propellant rocket motor |
| Propellant | Ballistite, extruded |
| Maximum speed | 1,375 feet per second (419 m/s) plus speed of launching aircraft |
Guidance system | None |
Launch platform | Ground attack or multirole aircraft |
The High Velocity Aircraft Rocket, or HVAR, also known by the nickname Holy Moses,[2] was an American unguided rocket developed during World War II to attack targets on the ground from aircraft. It saw extensive use during both World War II and the Korean War.
- ^ National Air & Space Museum HVAR exhibit and specifications display, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
- ^ Parsch 2006