GAM-63 RASCAL

GAM-63 RASCAL
Type	Air-to-surface missile
Service history
In service	30 October 1957 (planned)
Production history
Manufacturer	Bell Aircraft
Unit cost	$2,262,000
Produced	1952
Specifications
Mass	18,200 lb (8,255 kg)
Length	31 ft 11.5 in (9.74 m)
Diameter	4 ft (1.22 m)
Wingspan	16 ft 8.3 in (5.09 m)
Warhead	W-27 nuclear
Detonation mechanism	Airburst or surface
Propellant	Bell XLR-67-BA-1 liquid propellant rocket engine with 10,440 lbf (46.4kN) of thrust
Operational range	100 miles (161 km)
Flight ceiling	65,000 ft (19,812 m)
Maximum speed	1,950 mph (3,138 km/h)
Guidance system	GAM-63 - command guidance with radar imaging GAM-63A - inertial guidance/command with radar imaging
Launch platform	B-36, B-50, and B-47

The GAM-63 RASCAL was a supersonic air-to-surface missile that was developed by the Bell Aircraft Company. The RASCAL was the United States Air Force's first nuclear armed standoff missile. The RASCAL was initially designated the ASM-A-2, then re-designated the B-63 in 1951 and finally re-designated the GAM-63 in 1955. The name RASCAL was the acronym for RAdar SCAnning Link, the missile's guidance system.^[1] The RASCAL project was cancelled in September 1958.