This is a Swift flying model boost glider made by Centuri Engineering in the late 1950s or 1960s. It is not known whether it was flown. The model is made balsa and plastic. 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
Centuri Engineering
Dimensions
14 1/8" x 11 1/4" x 1 1/4" (updated 11/4/2011)
14 inches long, 11 inches wide at wings, and 8 grams in weight
Materials
Wood
Paint
Plastic
Adhesive
Balsa
Inventory Number
A19930809000
Credit Line
Gift of G. Harry Stine
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
For more information, visit the Smithsonians Terms of Use.