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The ''Fliegerfaust'' (lit. "pilot fist" or "plane fist"), also known as the "''Luftfaust''" (lit. "air fist"), was a prototype unguided, man-portable, German multi-barreled ground-to-air rocket launcher, designed to destroy enemy ground attack planes. == Overview == Designed by HASAG (Hugo Schneider AG) of Leipzig in 1944, the ''Luftfaust'' was produced in two different versions. The first version, the ''Fliegerfaust'' A, had four 20 mm caliber barrels. These fired 20 mm projectiles weighing 90 g and containing 19 g of explosive, propelled by means of a small rocket. The second version, the ''Fliegerfaust'' B ("''Luftfaust''") increased the length of the barrels, and added another 5 barrels, for a total of 9 barrels. The weapon had a total length of 150 cm and weighed 6.5 kg. The firing sequence was that the first 4 rounds from every second barrel were fired immediately and the remaining five 0.1 second later to avoid damaging the projectiles themselves by the rockets' exhaust fumes and from interfering with their courses. Although some sources state the barrels were fired individually with a delay of 2 seconds between each ignition. Stabilisation of the rocket in flight was not by means of fins, but by four small angled holes drilled around the exhaust. A small proportion of the rocket's thrust was thus converted into rotational thrust, spinning the missile along its axis. This imparted stability through spin, just like rifling in a gun barrel. A six barrel 30 mm prototype was also constructed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fliegerfaust」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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