This is an unassembled WAC Corporal flying rocket model built by Model Rocket Industries. It is based on the U.S. Army high-altitude research rocket of the same name used in the late 1940s. The model has a pasteboard body, balsa nose and fins, and 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 the 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. G. Harry Stine, an American pioneer in the field of flying rocket and missile models, donated it to the Museum.
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 Rocket Industries
Dimensions
Other (retail package): 1 x 13 x 7in., 0.1kg (2.5 x 33 x 17.8cm, 0.1kg)
Materials
Plastic
Paper
Cardboard
Wood
Fiberglass
Rubber
Cotton
Inventory Number
A19930756000
Credit Line
Gift of G. Harry Stine
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
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