Motor, Model Rocket, Eastern Ballistics Corp.
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Eastern Ballistics Corporation
- Summary
- This is an unflown Eastern Ballistics B4-3 model rocket motor made of pasteboard and containing non-explosive propellant. The "B4-3" signifies that the power of the motor is in the second lowest class (out of seven) established by the National Association of Rocketry. A motor is used only once to power a model rocket. G. Harry Stine, a pioneer in the field of flying rocket models, donated this artifact to NASM in 1973.
- Credit Line
- Gift of G. Harry Stine
- Inventory Number
- A19930490000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Motor is pasteboard tube w/non-explosive propellant; oscillograph record is paper
- Dimensions
- Other: 3/4 in. wide x 2 3/4 in. long (1.9 x 7cm)
- 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_A19930490000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv953580fba-aa15-4ac4-b630-6bed3bd5c2de
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