m (1 revision: Import another group of missing articles) |
(→References and notes: Remove some templates, interwiki links, delink non military terms and cleanup) |
||
| (4 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | {{Infobox |
+ | {{Infobox weapon |
|name = MX-774 |
|name = MX-774 |
||
|image= [[File:MX-774 missile.jpg]] |
|image= [[File:MX-774 missile.jpg]] |
||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
|wars= |
|wars= |
||
<!-- Production history --> |
<!-- Production history --> |
||
| − | |designer = |
+ | |designer = Consolidated-Vultee |
|design_date = 1946 |
|design_date = 1946 |
||
|manufacturer= |
|manufacturer= |
||
| Line 77: | Line 77: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
| − | The '''RTV-A-2 Hiroc''' (High-altitude Rocket) was the [[United States]]' first attempt at an [[intercontinental ballistic missile]] (ICBM). In 1946, |
+ | The '''RTV-A-2 Hiroc''' (High-altitude Rocket) was the [[United States]]' first attempt at an [[intercontinental ballistic missile]] (ICBM). In 1946, Consolidated-Vultee was given an Army Air Forces research contract and began design and development of the '''MX-774''', which led to Convair's development of the [[SM-65 Atlas|Atlas]] ICBM.<ref name=York1978>{{cite web |last=York |first=Herbert Jr |authorlink=Herbert York |year=1978 |title=Race to Oblivion: A Participant's View of the Arms Race |url=http://www.learnworld.com/ZNW/LWText.York.RaceToOblivion.html |publisher=Simon and Schuster |pages=p56 |accessdate=2008-10-23}}</ref> Although the MX-774 itself was cancelled, three prototype launch vehicles were built, designated RTV-A-2. The three rockets were launched in July, September, and December of 1948, all three launches being considered partial successes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app1/rtv-a-2.html|title=Convair RTV-A-2 Hiroc|last=Parsch|first=Andreas|year=2005|work=Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles - Appendix 1: Early Missiles and Drones|publisher=Designation-Systems|accessdate=2014-04-10}}</ref> |
==References and notes== |
==References and notes== |
||
| Line 83: | Line 83: | ||
{{USAF early missiles}} |
{{USAF early missiles}} |
||
| + | |||
| − | {{Atlas rockets}} |
||
| + | {{Wikipedia|RTV-A-2 Hiroc}} |
||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mx-774}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mx-774}} |
||
| Line 89: | Line 90: | ||
[[Category:Intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States]] |
[[Category:Intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States]] |
||
[[Category:Atlas (rocket family)]] |
[[Category:Atlas (rocket family)]] |
||
| − | |||
| − | {{rocketry-stub}} |
||
Latest revision as of 00:46, 3 November 2019
| MX-774 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Consolidated-Vultee |
| Designed | 1946 |
| Specifications | |
|
| |
Operational range | 1,500 to 5,000 mi. (2,400 to 8,000 km) |
The RTV-A-2 Hiroc (High-altitude Rocket) was the United States' first attempt at an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). In 1946, Consolidated-Vultee was given an Army Air Forces research contract and began design and development of the MX-774, which led to Convair's development of the Atlas ICBM.[1] Although the MX-774 itself was cancelled, three prototype launch vehicles were built, designated RTV-A-2. The three rockets were launched in July, September, and December of 1948, all three launches being considered partial successes.[2]
References and notes
- ↑ York, Herbert Jr (1978). "Race to Oblivion: A Participant's View of the Arms Race". Simon and Schuster. pp. p56. http://www.learnworld.com/ZNW/LWText.York.RaceToOblivion.html. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
- ↑ Parsch, Andreas (2005). "Convair RTV-A-2 Hiroc". Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles - Appendix 1: Early Missiles and Drones. Designation-Systems. http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app1/rtv-a-2.html. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The original article can be found at RTV-A-2 Hiroc and the edit history here.