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This is an Aerobee-Hi flying rocket model built by Model Missiles in the late 1950s or 1960s. It is not known whether it was flown. The model has a paper body, balsa fins, rubber nosecone, and a cloth 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.

The model was donated by G. Harry Stine, one of the American pioneers in the field of flying rocket and missile models, in 1973.

 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 MODELS-Missiles & Rockets Manufacturer Model Missiles, Inc.
 Dimensions 13 3/4" x 2 1/2"
Other: 1 in. in diameter at body x 14 in. long (2.5 x 35.6cm)
 Materials Cardboard
Wood
Plastic
Paint
Aluminum
Adhesive
Paper
Rubber
Cotton
Paper body, rubber nose, balsa fins, and cloth parachute
 Inventory Number A19930855000 Credit Line Gift of G. Harry Stine Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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