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National Air and Space Museum Archives
V-2 Power Plant and Rocket Engine Drawings
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1987.0089
- Dates:
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1943-1945
- Languages:
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German.
- Physical Description:
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1.09 Cubic feet(1 records center box)
- Repository:
This collection consists of a complete set of production blueprints for the V-2 rocket powerplant and directly related accessories.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of engineering drawings for the V-2. The material consists of a complete set of production blueprints for the V-2 rocket powerplant and directly related accessories. The drawings are identified as 'Engineering Records File Copy' (in English).
Arrangement
Arrangement
Arranged by drawing size.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The V-2 was a short-range ballistic missile designed by Germany for use against Southern England in 1944-45. The missile carried a 2000 lb. (910 kg) conventional warhead at supersonic speeds. The vehicle was fueled with sufficient alcohol and liquid oxygen for c.65 seconds of powered flight, giving a maximum range, including unpowered ballistic trajectory, of c.220 miles (352 km). A number of V-2s were captured intact by the Allies and used for rocketry experiments in the late 1940s. In addition, the V-2 design team, headed by Werner on Braun, was captured by the United States Army and returned to the United States, where it formed the core of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency and National Aeronautics and Space Administration launch vehicle design teams.
Administration
Author
updated by Patti Williams, 2022
Immediate Source of Acquisition
NASM SS&E, Transfer, 1987, NASM.1987.0089
Processing Information
Updated by Patti Williams, 2022.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
ITAR-controlled technical data.
Conditions Governing Use
ITAR-controlled technical data. Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Preferred Citation
V-2 Power Plant and Rocket Engine Drawings, NASM.1987.0089, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
General
General
Access note: Only eight of the drawings have been translated.
General
NASMrev
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballistic missiles | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| V-2 rocket | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Rocketry | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aeronautics, Military | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| World War, 1939-1945 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Rockets (Aeronautics) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Blueprints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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