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This is the American Rocket Society's ARS Rocket Motor No. 4. It was used in the flight of ARS Rocket No. 4 in 1934 at Marine Park, Great Kills, Staten Island, New York. The rocket went up to 382 feet and flew about 600 miles an hour.

The motor used gasoline and liquid oxygen. The ARS intended to fly their ARS No. 5, but there were technical problems which prevented the flight and the ARS decided that more could be learned about rocket motor design and performance by static tests. ARS No. 4 was therfore the Society's last flight rocket. This object was donated to the Smithsonian in 1966 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

 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
Date 1934 Country of Origin United States of America Type PROPULSION-Rocket Engines Manufacturer American Rocket Society
 Dimensions 3-D: 10.5 × 6.8 × 17cm (4 1/8 × 2 11/16 × 6 11/16 in.)
3-D (Top Section): 7 × 6.8cm (2 3/4 × 2 11/16 in.)
3-D (Lower Section): 10.5 × 6.8 × 10cm (4 1/8 × 2 11/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
 Materials Overall, cast aluminum, bottom and top halves; steel nut on top of top half, brass nozzles (2) and brass fuel feed pipes
 Inventory Number A19660656000 Credit Line Lent by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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