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, rubberband
Inventory Number
A19850056000
Credit Line
Gift of G. Harry Stine
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
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