Rocket, Flying Model, Pipsqueak

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Model Products Corporation

Summary

This is the first prototype of the Pipsqueak flying rocket model made by Model Products in early 1971. The model has a pasteboard body, balsa fins, and a plastic 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, an American pioneer in the field of flying rocket and missile models, donated it to the Museum.

Credit Line

Gift of G. Harry Stine

Inventory Number

A19930745000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

MODELS-Missiles & Rockets

Materials

Plastic

Cardboard

Wood

Paper

Paint

Steel

Adhesive

Dimensions

Other (model): 6 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (16.5 × 8.9 × 7cm)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv94449d498-6be3-445d-8339-9b8cabc2f3c7

Record ID

nasm_A19930745000