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This is a flying boost/glider model built by Centuri Engineering during the 1960s. It is not known whether it was flown or not. The model is made of wood, cardboard, steel, and synthetic fiber. 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. The model was donated by G. Harry Stine, one of the American pioneers in the field of flying rocket and missile models, 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 United States of America Type MODELS-Aircraft Manufacturer Centuri Engineering
 Dimensions Storage: 43.2 x 25.4 x 11.4cm (17 x 10 x 4 1/2 in.)
Model: 38.1 x 20.3 x 8.9cm (15 in. x 8 in. x 3 1/2 in.)
 Materials Wood
Cardboard
Steel
Elastic
Synthetic Fiber
Paint
Plastic
Adhesive
 Inventory Number A19930800000 Credit Line Gift of G. Harry Stine Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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