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This is an unassembled Aerobee Hi flying rocket model built by Model Missiles. It is named after a sounding rocket that was used by the U.S. Navy. The model has a pasteboard body and plastic fins, nosecone, and 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. Not included in this kit are the launch controller that is used to ignite the motor and the launch pad from which the model is launched.

G. Harry Stine, one of the American pioneers in the field of flying rocket models, donated this model.

 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 Approximate: 4.45 x 92.71 x 10.8cm (1 3/4in. x 3ft 1/2in. x 4 1/4in.)
 Materials Wood, balsa wood, steel, paper, plastic, adhesive labels, string, model rocket propellant
 Inventory Number A19850054000 Credit Line Gift of G. Harry Stine Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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