Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Douglas Aircraft Company
- Physical Description
- Cylindrical, tapering towards nosecone tip; with four equi-distant projections (arms) around base, for accomodating fins. Overall, blaze orange and white fibreglass nosecone. Accompanied by separate, curved metal rods (external electrical leads probablly to be fitted along warhead or guidance and control sections).
- Separate motor (1959-0099-003) and separate fins (1959-0099-002).
- Summary
- This is the U.S. Navy Sparrow 2 air-to-air missile, designed and built by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was a highly maneuverable missile designed for U.S. Navy aircraft and was similar to the Sparrow 1, America's first operational air-to-air guided missile, but the Sparrow 2 had a more advanced guidance system.
- The Sparrow family of missiles originated in 1946 and became one of the largest and most important missile programs for the United States, NATO, and other U.S. allies. A branch of the Sparrow family exists today as the AIM series of missiles.
- This missile was donated to the Smithsonian in 1959 by the U.S. Naval Missile Center.
- Alternate Name
- Sparrow 2 Missile
- Credit Line
- Transferred from U.S. Navy
- 1958
- Inventory Number
- A19590099000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- ARMAMENT-Missiles
- Materials
- Aluminum and steel; fiberglass nosecone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 9 in. wide x 7 ft. 5 in. long (22.86 x 226.06cm)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Exhibit Station
- Korea and Vietnam Aviation
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19590099000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv99953d81c-782d-47f7-84c5-1249a905377d
