Object Details
Manufacturer
Unknown
Summary
This is a metal wind tunnel model of the V-2 missile, the world's first guided missile developed and used by Nazi Germany. It appears that it might be a configuration of the missile from the U.S. Army's Project Hermes from the late 1940s. Powered by liquid-fuel engines, the V-2 had a maximum range of 320 kilometers (200 miles) and carried a conventional warhead. It was first successfully tested in October 1942. Beginning in September 1944, over 3,000 V-2s were launched from mobile launchers at targets in England, France, and Belgium.
Both the manufacturer and donor of this model are unknown.
Credit Line
Donor unknown
Inventory Number
A19850648000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MODELS-Wind Tunnel
Materials
Non- Ferrous Brass or Copper Alloy, Paint
Dimensions
3-D: 56.5 x 18.4 x 14.9cm (22 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
Other: 7.6cm (3 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19850648000