Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Orville H. Carlisle
- Summary
- This is a Carlisle Mark II Rock A Chute flying rocket model, the second such model designed by flying model pioneers Orville H. Carlisle and Vern Estes. The model has a Kraft paper body, balsa fins, plastic nose, 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.
- This model was donated by G. Harry Stine.
- Credit Line
- Gift of G. Harry Stine
- ca. 1965
- Inventory Number
- A19930773000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Paper
- Wood
- Steel
- Paint
- Cotton
- Rubber
- Adhesive
- Steel
- Body is Kraft paper; fins are balsa; parachute is plastic; nose is plastic; balsa insert in nose; parachute shrouds and other lines are string and rubber band
- Dimensions
- Model: 9 1/4 in. × 4 in. × 4 in. (23.5 × 10.2 × 10.2cm)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19930773000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d8ad6412-7a73-46e5-8c87-084f81079690
