Model, Wind Tunnel, Apollo, LES Canard Section

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Unknown

Summary

This is a wind tunnel model of the Apollo Launch Escape System (LES) nose, with canards or fairings deployed (open). The model was used in wind tunnel tests during the 1960s at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center for Project Apollo.

The object was donated to the NASM in 1971.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Manned Spacecraft Center

Inventory Number

A19720949000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

MODELS-Wind Tunnel

Materials

Steel, epoxy with metal

Dimensions

3-D: 20.3 x 8.9 x 21.6cm (8 x 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a61d85a6-2fc2-433a-b7fd-0f0d60769ef1

Record ID

nasm_A19720949000