Tiny Tim (rocket)
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The Tiny Tim was an American air-to-ground rocket used near the end of the Second World War and during the Korean War. The Tiny Tim was also instrumental for further research in civilian and military
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Alexis B. Dember with Tiny Tim rocket casing, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, 1953. Notice the 24 smaller exhaust nozzles arranged in two concentric circular patterns around the larger center exhaust nozzle.
The High Velocity Aircraft Rocket, or HVAR, also known by the nickname Holy Moses, was an American unguided rocket developed during World War II to attack targets on the ground from aircraft. It saw e
Tiny Tim (rocket)
…using 11.75-inch (298 mm) pipe, which was chosen because it was already being manufactured for oil well casings. This also allowed using four modified Holy Moses propellant charges, and payload adapted from 12-inch naval gun shells. According to the China Lake Weapons Digest, the Tiny Tim was…
HVAR under a wing of TBF Avenger
An F-84E launching rockets
Cross section showing the detonation system, on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy center
A cutaway drawing of the M403 VT fuze used on the Mk 6 Mod 4 head. For security reasons, the actual radar components are not shown, with the space being left empty and vaguely captioned "Volume occupied by electrical gear."