Me-262 R4M Rocket Set

R4M, abbreviation for Rakete, 4 kilogramm, Minenkopf (English: Rocket, 4 kilogram, Mine-head),^[1] also known by the nickname Orkan (English: Hurricane) due to its distinctive smoke trail when fired, was a folding-fin air-to-air rocket used by the Luftwaffe at the end of World War II.

The R4M was used on several late war German combat aircraft, most notably the Messerschmitt Me 262, and could be fired from open ramps under aircraft wings or from tubes inside under-wing rocket pods.^[1] It featured a high capacity "mine shell" equivalent warhead filled with 520 g (1.15 lb) of the explosive-mixture HTA 41^[1] (also known as HTA 15),^[2] which consists of 40% Hexogen (RDX), 45% TNT and 15% aluminum.^[2] The shell-walls of the warhead were only 0.8 mm (0.0315 in) thick.

Rocket Length is 31" Long at Full Scale with the Fins Retracted

All Scales are Based on that Length

Below Dimensions are of the Rocket Cradle (Grey Section)