Three tanks mounted on a form-fitting strapped fibreglass and ethafoam sprayed jacket or corset worn by the rocket belt user. Attached to the jacket are 4 nylon straps, 2 on each side, with aluminum buckles on each strap end. The two outside tanks are shiny silver and probably of stainless steel. The center tank is painted glossy white and is steel. Jutting out from the tanks and leading outward at each side of the operator are two curved 2.5-inch diameter aluminum-foil covered pipes, one on each side, capped on each end with a small nozzle aimed downwards. Two smaller, 1 inch diameter pipes protrude under each of the operator's arms and have motorcycle-like handle grips for the throttle and directional control. On top of the left hand controller is a mechanical timer with black switch pointer reading 0-30 [seconds]; pressure guage, black, at lower right hand corner of operator's jacket, and linked by piping to center white tank; and silver pressure guage at lower left hand corner of operator's jacket, linked by piping to the two out tanks on back. A throttling valve behind the jacket. See Marks for identities on these guages. Created by Carolyn Russo Date Created 10/06/2014 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, , NASM Acc. 2012-0026 Keywords Rockets; Space Rights and Restrictions Unknown-Restrictions Possible
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