General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST MAGNESIUM

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

N/A

Width

42.0 cm

Height

58.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Space Technology

Category

Space science

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bristol

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

City

Winnipeg

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

Period

Unknown

Canada

PART FOR CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT BLACK BRANT ROCKETS USED IN CANADIAN SOUNDING ROCKET PROGRAM.

Function

AFT BODY OF BLACK BRANT 5 SOUNDING ROCKET USED TO CARRY PAYLOADS INTO UPPER ATMOSPHERE TO MAKE SCIENTIFIC MEASUREMENTS (REF 2).

Technical

AFT BODY IS MADE OF CAST MAGNESIUM & WAS USED FOR SINGLESTAGE BLACK BRANT 5 APPLICATIONS. IT WAS REPLACED IN 1975 WITH ALUMINUM UNIT WHICH WAS STRONGER & MORE ABLE TO HANDLE LOADS WHEN BLACK BRANT 5 BEGAN BEING BOOSTED INTWO-STAGE APPLICATIONS (REF 1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

HAND WRITTEN BLACK MARKER LETTERING READING 'FOR DISPLAY ONLY' ON INTERIOR & EXTERIOR.

Missing

N/A

Finish

PAINTED RED ENAMEL EXTERIOR/ GREY INTERIOR

Decoration

N/A