SSM-N-8 Regulus – Fotografije & Video

V SSM-N-8A Regulus ali Regulus I je bila raketa za križarjenje druge generacije, ki jo je razvila mornarica Združenih držav Amerike, ki je bila v uporabi od leta 1955 do 1964. Njegov razvoj je bil prenaglitev testov mornarice ZDA, ki so bili izvedeni z nemško raketo V-1 na pomorski letalski postaji Point Mugu v Kaliforniji. Njegov trup v obliki sodov je bil podobno kot pri številnih modelih lovskih letal iz doba, vendar brez kokpita. Preskusni izdelki iz Regulusa so bili opremljeni z pristajalnim orodjem in so lahko odleteli in pristali kot letalo. Ko so bile rakete razmeščene, so bile izstreljene iz železniškega izstrelka in opremljene z parom steklenic Aerojet JATO na krmnem koncu trupa.

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The SSM-N-8 Regulus was a subsonic cruise missile developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s. It was designed to carry a nuclear warhead and could be launched from submarines or surface ships. The Regulus was the first operational nuclear-armed missile of the US Navy and served as a deterrent against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The Regulus had a range of about 500 miles and a speed of about 600 mph. It used a turbojet engine and a radio guidance system that required a control aircraft or ship to steer it to its target. The Regulus was retired in 1964 and replaced by the Polaris ballistic missile system.