Rocket, Flying Model Kit, Accelerometer
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Rocket Supply Inc.
- Summary
- This is a kit containing an unassembled "Accelerometer" flying rocket model made by Rocket Supply Inc. It has a pasteboard body, balsa nose cone and fins, and a cloth streamer. The model is not powered by a motor, but a metal ejection spring.
- G. Harry Stine, a pioneer in the field of flying rocket models, donated this artifact to the museum in 1973.
- Credit Line
- Gift of G. Harry Stine
- Inventory Number
- A19930650000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Plastic, Paper, Wood, Cardboard, Steel, Brass
- Model has pasteboard body, metal ejection spring, balsa nose, and cloth streamer. Paper instructions inside plastic retail package.
- Dimensions
- Approximate (retail package): 14 × 3 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (35.6 × 8.9 × 3.8cm)
- 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_A19930650000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91c2f787c-b4da-4b1b-9167-b2158ac1af4c
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