Anyone have any data for the Skybolt missile?

[Mugs914]

Been looking but can't find anything except a few basic dimensions and pics. Anyone aware of any dimensioned drawing or anything?

Thanks!

Mike

 

[stmoon]

Here is drawing minus fins.

 

[rharshberger]

Here is drawing minus fins.View attachment 320758

Not sure thats a Skybolt looks more like the missle they air drop started via parachutes like a modified Minuteman I iirc.

 

[PeterAlway]

Here is drawing minus fins.View attachment 320758

This is a Minuteman missile. I recognize the figure from a document I found in the depths of the Defense Technical Information Center website.

 

[rharshberger]

Thought I had seen something about an airlaunched ballistic missle, one was the Skybolt the other was a Minuteman I dropped from the rear of a C-5A Galaxy, then ignited (description about halfway down Wikipedia article)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air-launched_ballistic_missile

 

[Mugs914]

Thanks guys, but as has been noted, that is a Minuteman I. This is the Skybolt:



The tail cone gets blasted off by the motor igniting after the thing dropped from the carrier airplane.

I made a semi-scale LPR version because I had a WAC Corporal nose cone that the tip broke off of. I sanded the broken end round and voila; Skybolt nose! I always thought the Skybolt was a neat looking thing and building the little one made me want to do a bigger (MPR), true scale version.

If you run across any info I would appreciate seeing it!

BTW - The video of the Minuteman aerial launch from the C-5 is pretty spectacular. If I can find it again I'll post it here.

Thanks again!

Mike

 

[Ez2cDave]

This is all I have . . .

Dave F.

 

[Mugs914]

Very helpful pics Dave, thanks!