NOTS LTV-N-4

Around 1949 the Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) at Inyokern flew a series of solid-propellant rockets with the designation LTV-N-4a. The LTV-N-4a was about 4.5 m (15 ft) long and was a test vehicle for large booster applications, particularly for ramjet-powered missiles.

Photo: via Ordway/Wakeford

LTV-N-4a

Specifications

I have no data about the exact physical characteristics of the LTV-N-4 vehicle.

Main Sources

[1] Norman J. Bowman: "The Handbook of Rockets and Guided Missiles", Perastadion Press, 1963
[2] Frederick I. Ordway III, Ronald C. Wakeford: "International Missile and Spacecraft Guide", McGraw-Hill, 1960

Back to Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 1