Soviet rocket point interceptor designed by Polikarpov beginning in 1943. The small aircraft, powered by a Glushko engine burning nitric acid and kerosene, was designed to reach a speed of 845 km/hr on flights of 8- to 14-minute duration. Prototype construction was underway when Polikarpov died on J... Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/M/Malyutka.html