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The Gorgon 2C was one of a family of missiles developed by the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics. It was powered by a pulsejet much like the one used on the V-1 cruise missile launched by Germany in World War II. The war ended as the Gorgon 2C was approaching operational use. It was then converted into a control test vehicle and was used to test missile heat homing and radar homing systems and techniques. About 100 were built and tested from September 1946 to 1951. This artifact is one of the few if not the only remaining Gorgon 2Cs extant.

The missile was donated to the Smithsonian in 1966 by the U.S. Navy.

 Display Status

This object is on display in Rockets & Missiles at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Rockets & Missiles
Object Details
Date ca. 1946-1947 Country of Origin United States of America Type CRAFT-Missiles & Rockets Manufacturer United States Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics
 Dimensions Overall: 5 ft 2 in. tall x 4 ft. 10 in. wide x 19 ft. 6 in. deep, 11 ft. wing span, 560 lb.(157.5 x 147.3 x 594.36cm, 254kg, 60.96 x 335.28cm)
 Materials Frame and skin, aluminum; nose, aluminum; pulsejet tube and grill, steel; tubular spar through main wing, steel; wood in wing roots; two plastic tubes at rear.
 Alternate Name Gorgon 2C Missile Inventory Number A19660026000 Credit Line Transferred from U.S. Navy Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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