Object Details
Summary
This is a flying boost/glider model. It was probably built by G. Harry Stine, one of the American pioneers in the field of flying rocket and missile models, during the late 1950s or 1960s. It is not known whether it was flown. The model is made of wood, cardboard, and steel. A solid propellant rocket motor propels the model, and then at the end of the vertical flight it forces the release of a parachute. The model is then retrieved and can be used again. The model was also donated by G. Harry Stine in 1973.
Credit Line
Gift of G. Harry Stine
Inventory Number
A19930805000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MODELS-Aircraft
Materials
Balsa Wood
Cardboard
Adhesive
Steel
Plastic
Dimensions
Model: 5.7 x 56.5 x 40cm, 0.6kg (2 1/4 x 22 1/4 x 15 3/4 in., 1 1/4lb.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19930805000