Country of Origin: United States of America
Dimensions:
Other (retail package): 1ft 2 1/4in. x 4 1/4in. x 1 1/2in. (36.2 x 10.8 x 3.81cm)
Materials:
Plastic
Paper
Wood
Cardboard
Adhesive
Rubber
Steel
This is an unassembled Arcon flying rocket model built by Centuri Engineering. It is based on the upper-air research rocket of the same name developed for the Naval Research Laboratory in the late 1950s. The model has a pasteboard body, balsa nosecone and fins, and a plastic parachute. A solid propellant rocket motor propels the model, and then at the end of the vertical flight it forces the release of a parachute. The model is then retrieved and can be used again. Not included in this kit are the motor, the launch controller that is used to ignite the motor, and the launch pad from which the model is launched. This model was donated by G. Harry Stine, one of the American pioneers in the hobby of flying models.
Gift of G. Harry Stine
