Unstreamlined, uncovered series of pipes, to save weight, mounted on an upside V-shaped frame launcher; the rocket is a nose-driven type with the motor on top. Motor consists of a long cylindrical combustion chamber with lengthy flared nozzle on bottom and rod-like igniter on top; motor mounted on smaller upside-down V-shaped frame with horizontal support pipe half way up the nozzle length. The upside-down V-shaped frame on the rocket also serve as the fuel (gasoline) and oxidizer (liquid oxygen) lines on opposite side of the rocket; these lines comes down and connect to the respective fuel and oxidizer tanks (top and bottom, respectively) at bottom of the rocket. On top of the larger oxidizer tank is a cone covered with asbestos for the purpose of shielding the lox tank from the flame of the rocket's exhaust coming down from nozzle mounted at the top. Created by Dane Penland Date Created 03/07/2016 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, NASM Original Photography, NASM Acc. 2012-0026. Keywords Engineers; Inventors; Models; Rockets; Space Rights and Restrictions Usage conditions apply
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