Object Details
- Summary
- The V-1 cruise missile contained two compressed-air tanks that held air at 13.8 MPa (2000 psi) to power the control system. Inputs from the rate gyros and magnetic compass were transmitted to Askania-designed pneumatic actuators for the tail surfaces (rudder and elevators) by means of compressed air. When gyros precessed, or the magnetic compass sensed a deviation from the prescribed heading, differential air signals were mixed into the airflow to the actuators, resulting in movement of the control surfaces. The compressed air bottles are wire-wound spheres, presumably to increase strength.
- The Smithsonian received this tank as a part of the U.S. Air Force transfer of aircraft, missiles and parts formerly stored at Park Ridge, Illinois, for the National Air Museum.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the U.S. Air Force
- Inventory Number
- A19601993000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- CRAFT-Missile & Rocket Parts
- Materials
- Ferrous Alloy, Paint
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1ft 9 5/8in. (54.93cm)
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19601993000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv94ff6ec08-e989-4552-bfc5-0a5505ddf46e
