TDU-12/B Skydart | |
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Type | Target rocket |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
Used by | United States Air Force |
Production history | |
Designed | c.1958 |
Manufacturer | Curtiss-Wright |
Specifications | |
Mass | 103 lb (47 kg) |
Length | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Diameter | 6.4 in (16 cm) |
Wingspan | 20.8 in (0.53 m) |
Engine | GCRC/Hercules dual-thrust 620 lbf (2.8 kN) for 2 sec 75 lbf (0.33 kN) for 45 sec |
Propellant | Solid |
Maximum speed | Mach 2 |
Guidance system | Autopilot |
Launch platform | F-100, F-104 |
References | Parsch[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.