10Kh

10Kh was the designation for the initial series of Soviet Union pulse jet engine powered air-launched cruise missiles, reverse engineered from the Fieseler Fi 103 (V-1) flying bomb, developed in the 1950s by OKB-52 under the leadership of Vladimir Nikolaevič Čelomej (Chelomey) and cancelled in the same decade.

10Kh was the designation for the initial series of Soviet Union pulse jet engine powered air-launched cruise missiles, reverse engineered from the Fieseler Fi 103 (V-1) flying bomb, developed in the 1950s by OKB-52 under the leadership of Vladimir Nikolaevič Čelomej (Chelomey) and cancelled in the same decade. ==Variants== 10Kh The initial production version of the V-1 reverse engineered look-alike, powered by a single Chelomey D-3, reverse engineered Argus As014 engine. 10Kh Izdeliye 30 An improved version with wooden wings. 10KhN A ground-launched version using rocket-assisted take-off gear to boost the missile up a launch ramp. 14Kh A further development with revised wings of several configurations and structural material, powered by a single Chelomey D-5 engine. 14KhK1 A sub-version of the Kh14 powered by a single Chelomey D-6. 15Kh A ship launched version. 16Kh Experimental missiles using Kh10 airframes with single Chelomey D-6 engines, later tested with two Chelomey D-3 engines mounted side by side on V-configured pylons on the aft fuselage and extended tailplanes with rectangular fins and rudders at the tailplane tips. 17Kh A ship launched version. 18Kh A further development of the 10Kh series of cruise missiles. A gliding bomb An un-powered gliding bomb was also derived from the 10Kh featuring a twin tail similar to the 16Kh in addition to a central fin, as well as a jettison-able undercarriage.

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