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Rocket, Air-to-Surface, 11.75 inch Aircraft Rocket, "Tiny Tim", Cutaway

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    Long cylinder with threaded rounded nose and 4 cruciform tail fins attached at bottom by bands. The threaded base plate contains 24 exhaust nozzles place around a safety burst disc made of copper; two electrical leads for ignition, with transpararent plastic insulation, leading from back of nozzle. The body is partly cutaway to show a portion of the four solid-fuel propellant sticks which are each cross or cruciform-shaped to provided greater burning area and therefore more thrust. The propellant sticks, also called "grains," are of wood but painted the same black color as the real grains; felt in front of propellant grain simulations. Silver body with blue-green nose. Overall, painted battleship gray.

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Mark Avino

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08/08/2022

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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Military; Missiles; Space

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National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum 650 Jefferson Drive SW
Washington, DC

202-633-2214

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151

703-572-4118

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