Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Unknown
- Summary
- This is a model of unknown scale of the Rapier, a mobile British surface-to-air missile designed to provide low level air defense. It has a solid-fuel motor, a conventional warhead, a maximum speed of over Mach 2, a range of up to 5 miles, and a ceiling of approximately 10,000 feet. First deployed in 1971, the Rapier is still in service today.
- The manufacturer is unknown. John and Cynthia Heyde donated the model to the Museum in the late 1980s.
- Credit Line
- Gift of John S. and Cynthia H. Heyde.
- Inventory Number
- A19981656000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- White Metal (Possible Lead Alloy), Aluminum, Synthetic Rubber, Brass, Copper, Alloy, Plastic, Paint
- Dimensions
- Truck: 12 5/8" x 5 7/8" x 5 1/4"
- Generator Unit: 3 1/8" x 3 11/16" x 2 1/4"
- Optical Tracker Unit: 4 7/8" x 3" x 3 1/2"
- Radar Trailer, Stowed: 7 1/8" x 4 3/8" x 5"
- Missile Trailer: 7 3/8" x 4 1/2" x 5 7/8"
- 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_A19981656000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv98d592ced-85c9-4acc-a2f1-865f57bb1f13
