This is an assembled flying V-2 missile model, produced by Estes Industries. It is based on the Nazi V-2 missile that carried a 2,000 pound conventional warhead up to 200 miles and was used extensively against London, Antwerp, and other Allied cities during 1944-1945. The model has a pasteboard body, balsa nosecone and fins, and a plastic parachute. A solid propellant rocket motor propels the model, and then at the end of the vertical flight it forces the release of a parachute. The model is then retrieved and can be used again. Estes Industries donated the model to NASM in 1970.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date
ca. 1970 (model)
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
Manufacturer
Estes Industries, Inc.
Dimensions
Other: 14 x 2 1/2in. (35.56 x 6.35cm)
Materials
Paper/cardboard, balsa wood, aluminum, plastic, rubber, twine, adhesive tape
Inventory Number
A19700349000
Credit Line
Gift of Estes Industries
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
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