This supersonic RM-10 aerodynamic research vehicle used either an internally mounted solid fuel Deacon rocket to boost it or a double Deacon mounted at the rear of the model. The RM-10 was used by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) for supersonic heat testing from 1947 to 1955 at the NACA's Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, Wallops Island, Virginia.
The RM-10 tests yielded measurements of a body in flight at supersonic speeds over Mach 2 that were fairly close to predicted theoretical values and gave aerodynamicists added confidence in their research. The RM-10 appears to have been donated to the Smithsonian by the NASA.
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
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
PROPULSION-Miscellaneous
Manufacturer
N.A.C.A. Langley Aeronautics Laboratory
Dimensions
Overall: 174 in. long x 12 in. diameter x 35 5/8 in. wing span (441.96 x 30.48 x 90.42cm)
Materials
metal
Inventory Number
A19790241000
Credit Line
Transferred from National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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