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Description

he A-5 played a vital role in testing the aerodynamics and technology of the A-4. Its rocket motor was identical to the A-3, but with a new control system provided by Siemens. The A-5 length was the same as the A-3, but was 4 inches larger in diameter. The A-5 was fitted with a Brennschluss receiving set, a parachute recovery system, could stay afloat for up to two hours, and was painted yellow and red, aiding recovery. New tail surfaces were tested in the Zeppelin Aircraft Works subsonic tunnel and the supersonic tunnel in Aachen. The internal vanes were now made of Graphite instead of molybdenum. Uncontrolled A-5’s were launched from Griefswalder Oie in the autumn of 1938. Models 5 feet long and 8 inches in diameter were dropped from He-111s starting in September 1938. Hellmuth Walter also made models of the A-5 that were 5 feet long and 8 inches in diameter. They included a hydrogen peroxide motor, with potassium permanganate as a catalyst, and test launched in March 1939. The final fin configuration was wider, curved outward to accommodate the expanding exhaust gases, included external air vanes, but no ring antenna.[3]:58-64

The A-5 was 5.825 m (19.11 ft) long, with a diameter of 0.78 m (2 ft 7 in) and a takeoff weight of 900 kg (2,000 lb), and like the A-3 was fueled with alcohol with liquid oxygen as an oxidant. The first successful guided flights were made in October 1939 in order to test the Siemens control systems planned for use in the A-4. The A-5s reached a height of 12 km (7.5 mi) and a range of 11 miles.[15][3]:62,64

At the conclusion of the A-5 testing, Dornberger stated, I now knew that we should succeed in creating a weapon with far greater range than any artillery. What we had successfully done with the A-5 must be equally valid, in improved form, for the A-4.[3]:64

A stock rocket called Germany 1938 Aggregat A-5. Built with 27 of the finest parts, its root part is Shrimp.

Built in the VAB in KSP version 1.9.1.

Details

• Type: VAB
• Class: ship
• Part Count: 27
• Pure Stock