Navaho (rocket)

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Image:Navaho missile.jpg The SM-64 Navaho was an experimental supersonic intercontinental cruise missile. It was ultimately cancelled after four failed launches caused its sponsors to shift funding to the more promising SM-62 Snark and the intercontinental ballistic missiles Atlas and Titan.

The missile is named after the Navajo Nation.

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Length: 67 ft 11 in (20.7 m)
  • Wingspan: 28 ft 7 in (8.71 m)
  • Wing area: ft² ( m²)
  • Weight: 64,850 lb (29,420 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2× XRJ47-W-5 ramjets; 15,000 lbf (67 kN) thrust. 2× XLR83-NA-1 rocket boosters; 200,000 lb (890 kN) thrust.

Performance

  • Maximum speed: Mach 3
  • Maximum speed: 2,000 knots (3,700 km/h)
  • Combat range: 3,500 miles (6,500 km)
  • Service ceiling: 77,000 ft (23,000 m)
  • Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
  • Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
  • Thrust/weight: 0.46:1

Armament

  • Nuclear warhead

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Comparable missiles: SM-62 Snark

Designation sequence: TM-61 - SM-62 - XGAM-63 - SM-64 - SM-65 - B-66 - GAM-67

Related lists: List of missiles


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