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V-1 flying bomb

The V-1 flying bomb was an early cruise missile. Its official Reich Aviation Ministry designation was Fieseler Fi 103 and its suggestive name was Höllenhund. It was also known to the Allies as the buzz bomb or doodlebug and in Germany as... Wikipedia
Designer: Robert Lusser
Detonation mechanism: Electrical impact fuze; Backup mechanical impact fuze; Time fuze to prevent examination of duds
Engine: Argus As 109-014 Pulsejet
Guidance system: Gyrocompass based autopilot
Height: 1.42 m (4 ft 8 in)
Length: 8.32 m (27.3 ft)
Mass: 2,150 kg (4,740 lb)