Object Details
Manufacturer
Unknown
Summary
This is a Czech made flying rocket model. The manufacturer is unknown. The model has a Kraft paper body and fins, balsa nose and a paper parachute. A solid propellant rocket motor propels the model, and then at the end of the vertical flight it forces the release of the parachute. The model is then retrieved and can be used again.
G. Harry Stine donated the model to the Museum in 1973.
Credit Line
Gift of G. Harry Stine
Inventory Number
A19930775000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
Materials
Wood, Cardboard, Paint, Plastic, Rubber, Varnish, Steel, Adhesive
Dimensions
Overall: 11 7/8 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (30.2 × 8.9 × 8.9cm)
Country of Origin
Czechoslovakia
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19930775000