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5-Inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rocket

Field	Value
name	Five-inch forward-firing aircraft rocket
image	5in FFAR F4U MAG-33 Okinawa Jun1945.jpg
caption	FFARs being loaded
origin	United States
type	Air-to-surface rocket
is_missile	yes
used_by	United States military
production_date	1943-1945
spec_label	5-inch FFAR
weight	80 lb
length	5 ft
diameter	Warhead: 5 in
Motor: 3.5 in
filling	High explosive
filling_weight	45 lb
engine	Solid-fuel rocket
vehicle_range	1 mi
speed	485 mph
guidance	None

Motor: 3.5 in The five-inch forward-firing aircraft rocket or FFAR was an American rocket developed during World War II for attack from airplanes against ground and ship targets.

Operational history

The first FFARs were developed by the U.S. Navy and introduced in June 1943. They had a 3.5-inch diameter and a non-explosive warhead, since they were used as an aircraft-launched anti-submarine warfare (ASW) rocket and worked by puncturing the hull. It was accurate enough for use against surface ships and land targets, but these missions required an explosive warhead. A five-inch anti-aircraft shell was attached to the 3.5-inch rocket motor, creating the five-inch FFAR, which entered service in December 1943. Performance was limited because of the increased weight, limiting speed to 780 km/h (485 mph). The high-velocity aircraft rocket, or HVAR, was developed to fix this flaw.

The FFAR was used by the Douglas SBD Dauntless (dive bomber), the Grumman TBF Avenger (torpedo bomber) and the Vought F4U Corsair (carrier based fighter).

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References

Parsch 2004
Parsch 2006

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