HISTORY - Page 47
Following the departure of the Navy, and the awarding of JUPITER control to the Air Force, the possibility of
a configuration change arose, since the system would now be land-based exclusively. However,
development progress had reached a technical point where changes of great scope were unnecessary. So
the length of the missile was increased by only two feet to an over-all length of 60 feet. The diameter
remained the same, as did the range. Some changes were made, such as the elimination of the inertial
fuze in the warhead section, leaving the proximity and impact fuzes; and the elimination of the radio-
inertial guidance scheme from the program, leaving only the all-inertial system
62
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62. For complete statistics, see Appendix 5, subj; JUP Msl Fact Sheet - 1959
Jupiter SM-78 Weapon System
I&C Team 2, Çigli AB, Turkey 1961-1962 Chrysler Corporation Missile Division
HISTORY - Page 47
Following the departure of the Navy, and the awarding
of JUPITER control to the Air Force, the possibility of a
configuration change arose, since the system would
now be land-based exclusively. However, development
progress had reached a technical point where changes
of great scope were unnecessary. So the length of the
missile was increased by only two feet to an over-all
length of 60 feet. The diameter remained the same, as
did the range. Some changes were made, such as the
elimination of the inertial fuze in the warhead section,
leaving the proximity and impact fuzes; and the
elimination of the radio-inertial guidance scheme from
the program, leaving only the all-inertial system
62
.
_____________________________
62. For complete statistics, see Appendix 5, subj; JUP Msl Fact Sheet - 1959
