Fairey Stooge
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The Fairey Aviation Stooge was a command guided surface-to-air missile (SAM) development project carried out in the United Kingdom starting in World War II. Development dates to a British Army request from 1944, but the work was taken over by the Royal Navy as a potential counter to the Kamikaze threat. Development was not complete when the war ended, but the Ministry of Supply funded further development and numerous test launches into 1947, assisting in the development of more advanced successor missiles.
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Type | Surface-to-air missile |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Production history | |
Designed | 1944-1947 |
Manufacturer | Fairey Aviation |
Specifications | |
Mass | 738 lb (335 kg) |
Length | 7 ft 5.5 in (2.273 m) |
Diameter | 12.5 in (320 mm) |
Wingspan | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Engine | Main engine, 4 x 5 in (130 mm) "Swallow" rockets 75 lbf (0.33 kN) each Boosters, 4 x RP-3 3 in (76 mm) rockets 5,600 lbf (25 kN) total thrust |
Propellant | Solid fuel |
Boost time | 40 sec |
Maximum speed | 520 mph (840 km/h) |
Guidance system | Radio command |
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