The McDonnell LBD-1 Gargoyle (later KBD-1) was an American air-to-surface missile developed during World War II .
| McDonnell LBD | |
|---|---|
 eine LBD-1 Gargoyle auf dert NAS Mojave, 1946 | |
| Allgemeine Angaben | |
| Typ | Luft-Boden-Lenkwaffe |
| Heimische Bezeichnung | LBD-1 Gargoyle |
| Herkunftsland |  Vereinigte Staaten
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| Hersteller | McDonnell Aircraft Corporation |
| Indienststellung | 1944 |
| Einsatzzeit | 1944 - 1945 Zweiter Weltkrieg |
| Technische Daten | |
| Länge | 10ft 2in |
| Durchmesser | 20in |
| Gefechtsgewicht | 157 kg (AIM-120A) 150,75 kg (AIM-120B) 161,51 kg (AIM-120C7) |
| Spannweite | 8.5ft |
| Antrieb | Feststoffrakete 8AS1000 JATO bottle 1000lbf |
| Geschwindigkeit | 60 |
| Reichweite | 5nmi 7km |
| Ausstattung | |
| Lenkung | Funkgesteuert |
| Zielortung | Visuel |
| Gefechtskopf | 1000lb |
| Zünder | Aufschlagzünder |
| Waffenplattformen | Kampfflugzeuge |
| Listen zum Thema | |
Geschichte
Die McDonnell Aircraft Corporation LBD Gargoyle It was one of the precursors of modern anti-ship missiles.
Following German success with the Hs-293 and Fritz X, the U.S. began work on a series of similar weapons, based on its own success with the Azon guided ordnance. These included Bat, Felix, GB-8, and Gargoyle.
Gargoyle had a 1000lb} warhead (M65 general purpose or M59 semi–armor piercing), intended to be launched from Flugzeugträger-gestützten Flugzeugent in conditions of good visibility, against maneuvering targets. Launched from 15000ft, it had a range of almost 5nmi 7km, and could be controlled at up to 28nmi.
A launch speed of at least 200mph was necessary, so its low wings would not stall; a 1000lbf static thrust 8AS1000 jet-assisted takeoff (JATO) bottle in the tail boosted it to a maximum speed of 600mph.
Operated by radio command guidance, Gargoyle was tracked visually by means of flares in the tail, much as Fritz-X was; this limited its maximum range to how far the flares could be seen. Gargoyle was capable of sustaining a 4 G turn, for a turning circle of 2550ft.
Production by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation began in 1944 and the missile was tested from March to July 1945, but the war ended before it entered operational service. Testing continued, however, until it was cancelled in 1947.
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Referenzen
- This article contains material that originally came from the placard at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
- Fitzsimons, Bernard, editor. "Gargoyle", in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons and Warfare, Volume 10, p. 1090. London: Phoebus Publishing, 1978.