Falstaff (rocket)

For other uses, see Falstaff (disambiguation).

Falstaff is the name of a British hypersonic research rocket. The Falstaff was 5.3 m (17 ft) long and had a diameter of 92 cm (36 in). It weighed 5.09 tonnes (5.01 long tons; 5.61 short tons) of which 4.34 tonnes (4.27 long tons; 4.78 short tons) was solid propellant. The Falstaff was launched seven times between 1969 and 1979 at Woomera, Australia.

External links

• http://www.univperp.fr/fuseurop/falsta_e.htm