Appendix 43: The A-4 Rocket: Technical Details
(From German Sources)
| Length | 46 feet |
| Diameter of body | 5 feet 5 inches |
| Diameter over fins | 11 feet 7 inches |
| Dead weight without fuel | 3-9 tons |
| Weight of 3:1 alcohol-water mixture | approximately 4 tons |
| Weight of liquid oxygen | approximately 5 tons |
| Total weight at take-off | 12-7 tons |
| Weight of warhead | approximately 1 ton |
| Weight of explosive | approximately 1,650 lb. |
| Thrust at take-off | 25 tons |
| Acceleration at take-off | 0-9 g |
| Acceleration at end of combustion | approximately 5 g |
| Temperature of combustion inside chamber | 2,700 degrees Centigrade |
| Velocity of exhaust gases | 6,700 feet per second |
| Maximum velocity of rocket | 3,600 miles per hour |
| Maximum burning time (standard rocket) | 65 seconds |
| Time to reach sonic velocity | 25 seconds |
| Time of vertical flight (distance shot) | 4 seconds |
| Angle of tilt from vertical after 54 seconds (distance shot) | 49 degrees |
| Height at end of combustion (distance shot) | approximately 20 miles |
| Horizontal distance from launching point at end of combustion (distance shot) | approximately 15 miles |
| Height at peak of trajectory (distance shot) | 50 to 60 miles |
| Maximum horizontal range (standard rocket) | 200 to 220 miles |
| Velocity at impact (measured along trajectory) | 2,200 to 2,500 miles per hour |
| Maximum height reached (vertical shot, 67 seconds burning time) | 11 8 miles |