Object Details
Summary
This is a model of unknown scale of the U.S. Air Force Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile deployed from 1962-1987. A two-stage, liquid-fuel missile, it carried a nuclear warhead and had a range of approximately 5,500 nautical miles. Because it was both stored in and fired from underground silos, the Titan II was much less vulnerable to destruction in an attack than its predecessor, the Titan I. John and Cynthia Heyde donated this model to NASM in the late 1980s.
Credit Line
Gift of John H. and Cynthia S. Heyde
Inventory Number
A19981594000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
Materials
Metal missile and metal base.
Dimensions
Overall: 2 ft. 2 1/2 in. tall x 2 1/2 in. diameter (67.31 x 6.35cm)
Other (base): 6 1/2 in. diameter (16.51cm)
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Location
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Exhibit Station
Rockets & Missiles
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19981594000