New England Air Museum - Bombs, Rockets, & Guns / 16 North American AGM-28
Bill Maloney
1/20/2009

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16 North American AGM-28 Hound Dog Nuclear Cruise Missile

16 North American AGM-28

North American AGM-28 Hound Dog Nuclear Cruise Missile Specifications:

Length: 42 feet, 6 inches
Wingspan: 12 feet, 2 inches
Weight:
10,100lbs
Cruise Speed:
1,200mph
Range:
780 miles
Operational Altitude: 52,000ft, diving when it reached the target to detonate within 1,000ft of ground level
Warhead:
W-28 Thermonuclear warhead, 70 kiloton to 1.4 megaton yield depending on model
Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney J-52 turbojet 7,500lbs thrust
Launch Method: B-52 Air to ground
Cost: $690,000

An interesting feature of the AGM-28 was that its engine could be used provide additional thrust for the mother B-52 to take off, then was refuelled inflight by the B-52's internal tanks.