Tube, hollow, painted flat black, instead of usual glossy black, with ogival nose, warhead painted blue, fuze hole at point of warhead; set of three long rectangular folding fins in cruciform arrangement at rear, fins fold rearward and when folded have same width as rocket tube, fins aluminum color; one nozzle missing from usual set of four; rear section also includes four equidistant nozzles, appearing as short, protruding tubes but ends of nozzles in this specimen cut at an angle; word "Inert" stenciled in white on body and crudely painted number 46 in blue; one strand of electrical wire, with black plastic insulation, leading from middle of nozzle cluster to end of fin assembly, with loose white plastic fin holder attached to end of wire; this specimen without markings on warhead as on other specimens of this missile.
Body and fins, aluminum; warhead and base, with nozzles (3), one nozzle missing, steel; one strand of electrical wire, with black plastic insulation, leading from middle of nozzle cluster to end of fin assembly, with loose white plastic fin holder attached to end of wire.
Created by
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Date Created
01/19/2022
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Military; Missiles; Space
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