X-8A/X-8B/X-8C/X-8D

Specifications

Company- Aerojet Engineering
Type- Upper atmosphere research (sounding) rocket.
Goals- Upper air research, parachute recovery system.
Primary Testing Facility Research- White Sands AFB; Hollman AFB
Dimensions- Fin Span- 5.25 ft; Length- 20.2 ft
Max Speed- Mach 6
Range- N/A
Max Altitude- 138 miles
Power Plant- RTV-N10 liquid fuel rocket & Aerojet solid fuel booster unit
Thrust- 2,600 pounds; 18,000 pounds (booster)
Weights- N/A
Payload- N/A
Flights- Unknown
Number of Prototypes Built- 108 (X-8); 800+ Aerobees
Project Tenure- 1947-1956
Project Status- Cancelled

Information

The X-8 was an unguided, spin stabilized sounding rocket. It carried photographic, atmospheric, biological and other experimental packages. The X-8 (and its Navy designation "Aerobee" flow from 1947 to the present day by various military and civilian organizations. Over 900 X-8s of various models have been constructed.

** Information provided by X-Plane Data Site **