Liquid Oxygen and Gyroscopes: The Engineering of the A-4

Discover the complete historical and mechanical breakdown of the German A-4 rocket, widely known across Britain as the devastating V-2. Following the final rocket strikes in March 1945, British forces captured the remaining damaged hardware and initiated a massive testing program at Cuxhaven. Under strict British supervision, captured German scientists and technicians reassembled and launched these colossal weapons to document their capabilities. This documentary provides an unparalleled look inside the belly of the ballistic missile. We examine the immense six-hundred-horsepower steam turbine—driven by a volatile mixture of hydrogen peroxide and sodium permanganate—which pumped eight and a half tons of liquid oxygen and alcohol into the combustion chamber in just sixty seconds. Viewers will witness the critical role of the control compartment, where universal-mounted gyroscopes translated minute movements to carbon vanes sitting directly inside the searing exhaust jet. These systems kept the rocket on course during its initial twenty-mile vertical climb before it fell silently toward its target at nearly three thousand miles per hour. To support our work and channel, join @    / @dronescapes   Thank you! 🙏🎖️ ➤ More aircraft and history videos:    / @dronescapes   ➤ Join the channel:    / @dronescapes   ➤ THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@dronescapesv... ➤ FB:   / dronescapesvideos   ➤ Reddit:   / atellani   ➤ IG:   / dronescapesvideos   ➤ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/dronescapes.... ➤ Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/dronescap... ➤ X/Twitter: https://dronescapes.video/2p89vedj VIDEO SERIES: 🎥U.S. AIRCRAFT VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/US 🎥AVIATION VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/aviation 🎥GERMAN AIRCRAFT VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/WWIIGermany 🎥BRITISH AIRCRAFT VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/British 🎥ERIC BROWN VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/EricBrown 🎥B-29 VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/B29 🎥VIETNAM AND KOREA: https://dronescapes.video/Vietnam 🎥TURBOJET VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/Turbojet 🎥SUPERSONIC VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/fastest 🎥EXTREME AIRCRAFT VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/Extreme 🎥STRANGE PLANES VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/Extreme 🎥COLD WAR ERA VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/ColdWar 🎥 WW2 VIDEOS: https://dronescapes.video/WW2 #V2Rocket #WW2Aviation #MilitaryHistory