TDU-12/B Skydart

TDU-12/B Skydart
TypeTarget rocket
Place of originUnited States
Service history
Used byUnited States Air Force
Production history
Designedc.1958
ManufacturerCurtiss-Wright
Specifications
Mass103 lb (47 kg)
Length6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Diameter6.4 in (16 cm)
Wingspan20.8 in (0.53 m)

EngineGCRC/Hercules dual-thrust
620 lbf (2.8 kN) for 2 sec
75 lbf (0.33 kN) for 45 sec
PropellantSolid
Maximum speed Mach 2
Guidance
system
Autopilot
Launch
platform
F-100, F-104
ReferencesParsch[1]

The TDU-12/B Skydart was an unguided target rocket built by Curtiss-Wright for use by the United States Air Force. It was used operationally from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s.

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