German V-2 rocket engine

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:paper
gptkbp:average_temperature 1,000 ° C
gptkbp:check_in_time 60 seconds
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:cooling_system regenerative cooling
gptkbp:debut October 3, 1944
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Wernher_von_Braun
gptkbp:development gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:diameter 1.65 meters
gptkbp:engine gas-generator cycle
gptkbp:engine_configuration single-chamber
gptkbp:exhaust_system converging-diverging nozzle
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1944
1943
gptkbp:fuel_economy 0.5 kg per second
gptkbp:fuel_tank_material aluminum
gptkbp:fuel_type liquid oxygen and alcohol
gptkbp:guidance_system gyroscopic guidance
gptkbp:has_research_center gptkb:Peenemünde_Army_Research_Center
gptkbp:historical_impact pioneered ballistic missile technology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German V-2 rocket engine
gptkbp:ignition_system hypergolic ignition
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:space_exploration
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:NASA's_Saturn_V
gptkbp:inspired_development ICBM technology
gptkbp:investment 6.5 bar
gptkbp:is_influenced_by modern rocketry
gptkbp:launch_mass 12,000 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Peenemünde
gptkbp:legacy foundation for future space missions
gptkbp:length 4.88 meters
gptkbp:military_technology strategic bombing
gptkbp:notable_feature high speed
high altitude capability
first operational ballistic missile
guided trajectory
gptkbp:number_of_rooms cylindrical
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:operational_range 320 km
gptkbp:operational_use March 1945
gptkbp:oxidizer_tank_material gptkb:steel
gptkbp:post_war_career Cold War missile development
gptkbp:price 100,000 Reichsmarks
gptkbp:propulsion 25,000 pounds
Ethanol and liquid oxygen
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:A-4_rocket
gptkbp:significance first long-range guided ballistic missile
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Redstone_rocket
gptkbp:technology gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:V-2_rocket
gptkbp:weight 3,000 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RD-500_rocket_engine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7