RTV-A-3 NATIV

RTV-A-3 NATIV
A RTV-A-3 is prepared for a launch test
Type	Experimental test rocket
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1948
Used by	United States Air Force
Production history
Designed	1947
Manufacturer	North American Aviation
Number built	7
Specifications
Weight	1,200 pounds (540 kg)
Length	13 feet 4 inches (4.06 m)
Diameter	18 inches (460 mm)

Engine	Rocket 2,600 lbf (12 kN)
Wingspan	4 feet 3.5 inches (1.308 m)
Propellant	liquid fuel
Operational range	40 miles (64 km)
Flight ceiling	63,000 feet (19,000 m)
Speed	c. Mach 3
Guidance system	None

The RTV-A-3 NATIV was an experimental missile program, developed by North American Aviation for the United States Air Force in the late 1940s to test and evaluate guided missile technologies.

Originally given the project number MX-770,^[1] NATIV - the North American Test Instrument Vehicle - was influenced by the design of the Wasserfall surface-to-air missile developed in Germany during World War II.^[2] Used as a test vehicle for missile technology on behalf of the SM-64 Navaho project,^[1] information on the results of the NATIV project are inconsistent. with some sources claiming six successes of 20 launch attempts,^[2] while others suggest only one of six launch attempts was a partial success.^[3]

References

Notes

1 2 Jacobs and Whitney 1962, p.118.
1 2 Parsch 2003
↑ Wade, Mark (ed.) "Nativ". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Accessed 2014-05-08.

Bibliography

Jacobs, Hoarce; Eunice Whitney (1962). Missile and Space Projects Guide: 1962. New York: Plenum Press. ISBN 978-1489969675.
Parsch, Andreas (2003). "RTV-A-3". Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles. designation-systems.net. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

1947–1951 United States Air Force rocket and missile designations

Air-launched

Air-to-air	AAM-A-1 AAM-A-2

Air-to-surface	ASM-A-1 ASM-A-2

Ground-launched

Surface-to-air	SAM-A-1

Surface-to-surface	SSM-A-1 SSM-A-2 SSM-A-3 SSM-A-4 SSM-A-5 SSM-A-6

Test vehicles

Launch test	LTV-A-1

Propulsion test	PTV-A-1

Rocket test	RTV-A-1 RTV-A-2 RTV-A-3 RTV-A-4 RTV-A-5

Types of missile

By platform	Air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) Air-to-air missile (AAM) Air-to-surface missile (ASM) Ballistic missile Cruise missile Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) Shoulder-fired missile Submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) Submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM) Surface-to-air missile (SAM) Surface-to-surface missile (SSM)

By target type	Anti-ballistic missile (ABM) Anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) Anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) Anti-ship missile (AShM) Anti-submarine missile Anti-tank missile (ATGM) Land-attack missile (LACM)

By guidance	Active radar guidance Semi-active radar guidance Passive homing Track-via-missile Anti-radiation Command to line-of-sight guidance Command off line-of-sight guidance Pursuit guidance Beam riding Infrared guidance Laser guidance Unguided rockets Wire guidance TERCOM DSMAC Inertial guidance Astro-inertial guidance Satellite guidance Compass

Lists	List of military rockets List of missiles List of missiles by country List of anti-ship missiles List of anti-tank missiles List of ICBMs List of surface-to-air missiles

See also: Sounding rocket

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