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Redstone Missile

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    Cylindrical body, partial cutaway, one section cutaway along side engine section, permitting side view of engine; one section cutaway along side integral oxidizer tank section; final cutaway section, further down missile side, along side of fuel tank; large diameter internal pipe extending length of the propellant seections, seen through both propellant cutout sections; forward section, propellant tank dome; four cruciform clipped delta fins at the base; each fin with chrome-colored metal covering, non-ferrous, on sections facing nozzle; rectangular tabs attached to the lower outside tips of each fin; accomodations for four jet vanes in the exhaust path of the rocket that moved on pivots and linked to the missile's guidance and control system; six fiberglass bottles above engine. For separate jet or steering vanes, see Cat. # 1978-0064-0004 and Cat. # 1978-0064-001 for original jet vane containers. Also comes with separate warhead section, Cat. # 1978-0064-002. Some surface rust on steel injector plate and inside steel combustion chamber. Separate, NASM-fabricated nose cone tip since original tip of this missile could not be located during the restoration in preparation for exhibit at the Udvar-Hazy Center. Nose nose cone with blunt tip; nine oval indentations, equidistant around base, with holes on bottom of each, for facilitating cone to missile; overall, painted olive drab to match missile.

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Dane A. Penland

Date Created

11/14/2005

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Keywords

Launch Vehicles; Military; Missiles; Space

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