Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Hughes Aircraft Co.
- Summary
- This is a model of unknown scale of the GAR-1 (also designated the AIM-4), the first in a series of Falcon air-to-air missiles developed by Hughes Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. It had a range of 5 miles, a maximum speed of Mach 2.8, and a conventional warhead. The missile was deployed for a brief period beginning in 1956. Hughes Aircraft made and donated the model to NASM in 1958.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Hughes Aircraft
- Inventory Number
- A19580100000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Plastic, paint
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3 1/8in. x 5 3/8in. x 11in. x 2in. (7.94 x 13.65 x 27.94 x 5.08cm)
- 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_A19580100000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv98d13a726-6598-4ae3-8c90-d6517acca96d
