Navaho (rocket)
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Navaho missile on launch pad
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
External links
- Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles: North American SM-64 Navaho, by Andreas Parsch
Related content
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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