Dervish (rocket)

Dervish
Type	Unguided rocket
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designed	1950s
Manufacturer	Northrop Corporation
Specifications
Diameter	2.75 inches (70 mm)
Engine	Thiokol TRX-126B
Propellant	Solid fuel
Guidance system	Unguided

Dervish was an unguided air-to-air and air-to-surface rocket developed by the Northrop Corporation for use by the United States Navy and United States Army during the early 1950s. Originally intended as an air-to-air rocket to replace the Mighty Mouse rocket, it was later expanded in role to also operate in an air-to-surface capacity.^[1] Spin-stabilized, 2.75 inches (70 mm) in diameter, and powered by a Thiokol TRX-126B solid fuel rocket,^[2] in 1958 development of Dervish was resumed as a solely Army project, but no production ever emerged.^[3][4]

References

Citations

1. Ordway and Wakeford 1960, p.31
2. Aviation Week & Space Technology, volume 69 (1958), p.61
3. Aircraft and Missiles Manufacturing, Volume 2 (1959), p.28
4. Jacobs and Whitney 1962, p.46

Bibliography

• Jacobs, Horace; Eunice Engelke Whitney (1962). Missile and Space Projects Guide 1962. New York: Springer Science+Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4899-6967-5.
• Ordway, Frederick Ira & Wakeford, Ronald C. (1960). International Missile and Spacecraft Guide. New York: McGraw-Hill. ASIN B000MAEGVC.