A. M. Isaev S5.2 (9D21) Rocket Engine
Pima Air and Space Museum
A. M. Isaev S5.2 (9D21) Rocket Engine
R-17 Elbrus “Scud-B" Tactical Ballistic Missile
"Scud"is the codename for a series of tactical ballistic missiles based on a late 1950s Soviet Union design. The mass-produced R-17 Elbrus "Scud-B" went into service in 1964. It can carry a payload of a thermonuclear, chemical, or conventional warhead to a range of over 180 miles. "Scud-Bs" are usually loaded on a Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL) vehicle allowing the missile and its launch system to be quickly relocated. After arriving at a new location, a "Scud" can be readied for launch in 60 to 90 minutes. With around 7,000 built "Scud-Bs"were used by over 30 countries and saw combat in several wars, Several countries continue to use "Scud-Bs" or foreign built versions of the missile.
During Operation Desert Storm the Iraqi Military deployed Soviet built "Scud-B" missiles and Iraqi produced Al-Hussein, and Al-Hijarah versions of the "Scud-B" design. During the war Iraq launched a total of 88 "Scuds" at targets in Israel and Saudi Arabia. One struck a U.S. Army barracks in Dharan, Saudi Arabia killing 28 American soldiers. Coalition Forces committed 40 percent of their aerial assets to finding and destroying mobile "Scud" launchers. The launchers and missiles were well hidden and only a few were found, and fewer were destroyed.
R-17 Elbrus "Scud-B"
SPECIFICATIONS:
DIAMETER: 2 feet 11 inches
LAUNCH WEIGHT: 13,007 pounds
THRUST: Over 29,000 pounds
RANGE: 186 miles
PAYLOAD: 2,171 pounds
LENGTH: 37 feet 2 inches
ENGINE: The S5.2 engine for the "Scud-B" is a single chamber liquid fuel rocket engine designed by the A.M. Isaev Design Bureau. The engine was a much simpler and lighter design than the complicated German designs of World War II. The engine uses hypergolic propellant, a kerosene fuel and nitric acid oxidizer that ignite when they are combined.
A. M. Isaev S5.2 (9D21) Rocket Engine
Pima Air and Space Museum
A. M. Isaev S5.2 (9D21) Rocket Engine
R-17 Elbrus “Scud-B" Tactical Ballistic Missile
"Scud"is the codename for a series of tactical ballistic missiles based on a late 1950s Soviet Union design. The mass-produced R-17 Elbrus "Scud-B" went into service in 1964. It can carry a payload of a thermonuclear, chemical, or conventional warhead to a range of over 180 miles. "Scud-Bs" are usually loaded on a Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL) vehicle allowing the missile and its launch system to be quickly relocated. After arriving at a new location, a "Scud" can be readied for launch in 60 to 90 minutes. With around 7,000 built "Scud-Bs"were used by over 30 countries and saw combat in several wars, Several countries continue to use "Scud-Bs" or foreign built versions of the missile.
During Operation Desert Storm the Iraqi Military deployed Soviet built "Scud-B" missiles and Iraqi produced Al-Hussein, and Al-Hijarah versions of the "Scud-B" design. During the war Iraq launched a total of 88 "Scuds" at targets in Israel and Saudi Arabia. One struck a U.S. Army barracks in Dharan, Saudi Arabia killing 28 American soldiers. Coalition Forces committed 40 percent of their aerial assets to finding and destroying mobile "Scud" launchers. The launchers and missiles were well hidden and only a few were found, and fewer were destroyed.
R-17 Elbrus "Scud-B"
SPECIFICATIONS:
DIAMETER: 2 feet 11 inches
LAUNCH WEIGHT: 13,007 pounds
THRUST: Over 29,000 pounds
RANGE: 186 miles
PAYLOAD: 2,171 pounds
LENGTH: 37 feet 2 inches
ENGINE: The S5.2 engine for the "Scud-B" is a single chamber liquid fuel rocket engine designed by the A.M. Isaev Design Bureau. The engine was a much simpler and lighter design than the complicated German designs of World War II. The engine uses hypergolic propellant, a kerosene fuel and nitric acid oxidizer that ignite when they are combined.