Missile, Surface-to-Surface, Loon (JB-2), Painted as a German V-1
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Ford Motor Company
- Summary
- This is a Loon missile, an American copy of the German pulsejet-powered V-1 of World War II. It is shown painted like the V-1, with war time German camouflage markings and colors, a scheme created by the current borrower, the Museum of Transport and Technology. The Loon was designed to carry a 2,200 pound payload to a range of 150 miles at a velocity of 375-400 miles per hour.
- First appearing in 1945, the Loon could serve as a surface-to-surface or air-to-surface missile, although it was primarily for the former role. In 1950, the Loon project was cancelled and was replaced by the Regulus missile.
- The U.S. Navy transferred this Loon missile to the Smithsonian Institution in 1966.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the U.S. Navy
- ca. 1945-1950
- Inventory Number
- A19660168000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- CRAFT-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Overall, steel, including pulsejet tube and grill; trailing edge of wings, aluminum.
- Dimensions
- Overall: 32 in. wide x 271 1/2 in. long x 208 5/8 in. wing span, 2500 lb. (81.28 x 689.61 x 529.85cm, 1134kg)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19660168000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv956017a9a-b7cc-40f6-89fe-e617857b53b4
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