Wilhelm Schmidding

Wilhelm Schmidding from Bodenbach, Germany, was a World War II constructor of rocket engines used for RATO. Factories were in Schmiedeberg, and from summer 1943, in Buschvorwerk (Riesengebirge, Niederschlesien, today Krzaczyna).

Engines Schmidding 109-513, two solid fuel fitted to the Henschel Hs 293H anti-ship missile. Schmidding 109-533, four jettisonable RATO (1.200 kp, 11,768 kN, 10 seconds) fitted to the Bachem Ba 349 point defence vertical takeoff (VTO) interceptor. Schmidding 109-543, rocket motor for the Henschel Hs 298 guided bomb. Schmidding 109-553, Solid-fuel rocket booster used for the Henschel Hs 117 "Schmetterling" surface-to-air guided missile. Schmidding 109-563, RATOG booster. Schmidding 109-573, underwater propulsion gas generator. Schmidding 109-593, RATOG booster. Schmidding 109-603, fitted to the 8-344 Ruhrstahl X-4 air-to-air missile.

Applications Bachem Ba 349 Henschel Hs 117 Henschel Hs 293H variant Henschel Hs 298 Ruhrstahl X-4 Zeppelin Fliegende Panzerfaust Zeppelin Rammer