A rare Lavochkin V-760 with dummy nuclear warhead1960 Titanium^ stainless steel and aluminium10.9 metres longThis variation of the S-75 rocket series holds a dummy nuclear warhead as its payload and was used for training purposes. These rockets (with conventional warheads) were initially developed in the 1950~s as a response the America~s long range bombers^ their primary function being in an anti- aircraft role. Their success lead to numerous variations and different applications^ both military and scientific^ and they continued to be produced under license until recently. It is a two stage rocket with the initial solid fuel booster being supplemented by a second stage liquid fuel engine that burnt for 22 seconds enabling the craft to reach altitudes of 66^000 feet with a range up to 22 miles. Variations of this rocket were famously used to shoot down Gary Powers U-2 spy plane in 1960 and were mistaken for ballistic missiles provoking the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. As icons of the Cold War these Soviet rockets played an important role in balancing the uneasy peace.
A rare Lavochkin V-760 with dummy nuclear warhead1960 Titanium^ stainless steel and aluminium10.9 metres longThis variation of the S-75 rocket series holds a dummy nuclear warhead as its payload and was used for training purposes. These rockets (with conventional warheads) were initially developed in the 1950~s as a response the America~s long range bombers^ their primary function being in an anti- aircraft role. Their success lead to numerous variations and different applications^ both military and scientific^ and they continued to be produced under license until recently. It is a two stage rocket with the initial solid fuel booster being supplemented by a second stage liquid fuel engine that burnt for 22 seconds enabling the craft to reach altitudes of 66^000 feet with a range up to 22 miles. Variations of this rocket were famously used to shoot down Gary Powers U-2 spy plane in 1960 and were mistaken for ballistic missiles provoking the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. As icons of the Cold War these Soviet rockets played an important role in balancing the uneasy peace.
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