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This is a Nike-Zeus flying missile model built by L.M. Cox. It is based on the U.S. Army's anti-aircraft missile of the same name that was tested in the late 1950s. The model is plastic with a plastic 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 motor, the launch controller that is used to ignite the motor, and the launch pad from which the model is launched. This model was donated by G. Harry Stine, one of the American pioneers in the hobby of flying models.
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
Manufacturer
L.M. Cox Mfg. Co. Dimensions
Other (retail package): 4 in. tall x 1 ft. 9 in. long x 9 in. wide, 1.3 lb. (10.2 x 53.3 x 22.9cm, 0.6kg)
Other (model): 18in. (45.72cm) Materials
Plastic model w/plastic parachute and string shrouds; retail box is cardboard Inventory Number
A19930713000
Credit Line
Gift of G. Harry Stine
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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