Cylindrical body, with a pair of oversized wings attached at base with angled and curved trailing edges on their insides, facing the exit area of the rocket motor, and allowing for the escape of the exhaust gases past both wings; wings with movable control surfaces by means of three sets of threads as hinges on trailing flaps of each wing, and also thin wire control rods linking these surfaces; short section of striped straw glued vertically along one side of body, to allow rocket to slide down launching rod; overall, painted red, with some paint discoloration; some paint chipped off on one of the leading edges of a wing, but otherwise exhibitable. Created by Benjamin G. Sullivan Date Created 11/02/2011 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Models; Rockets; Space Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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