Object Details
Manufacturer
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
This is a 1:48 scale model of the V-2 missile, the world's first guided missile developed and used by Nazi Germany. 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. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center made this metal model and transferred it to the Museum in 1976.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19761840000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MODELS-Wind Tunnel
Materials
Aluminum
Paint
Plastic
Steel
Dimensions
3-D: 9.8 x 9.8 x 55.9cm (3 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 22 in.)
Other (storage box): 16.5cm × 21.6cm, 7.3kg, 79.4cm (6.5 × 8 ft. 6 in., 16lb., 31 ft. 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_A19761840000