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This is a retail kit of an unassembled R-2 single stage flying rocket model, made by an unknown Yugoslav manufacturer. The body is pasteboard, the fins are balsa, and the nosecone and parachute are plastic. The motor is not included. At the end of powered flight, the parachute deploys and the model returns to Earth, enabling its reuse.

G. Harry Stine, a pioneer in the field of flying rocket models, donated this artifact to the museum 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

Yugoslavia

Type

MODELS-Missiles & Rockets

Manufacturer

Unknown

Dimensions

Other (box): 8 1/4 × 3 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (21 × 9.5 × 3.2cm)

Materials

Box: Cardboard
Kit: Plastic, Paper, Polyester, Balsa Wood, Sandpaper, Aluminum, Paint

Inventory Number

A19930643000

Credit Line

Gift of G. Harry Stine

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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