Test launches of V-2 mark A-4b G1 Rockets so-called “Glider” variants with wings, Peenemünde, Germany, January 1945<br /><br />Footage shows the first successful launch, this reached 80 km altitude and 1200 m/s. <br />It then flew stably in supersonic flight using its 13.5 sq. m. wing. <br />The automatic guidance system was designed to keep the missile on course in both supersonic and subsonic flight regimes. <br />However, the wing broke off shortly after the beginning of the glide. <br />This concluded work on the A4b/A9; the increasingly chaotic situation in Germany prevented further flight tests.
