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Old 11-30-2017, 09:54 AM
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Default Vikings: They're Not All Scandinavian

NAR members may have noticed a set of plans included with the center page of their Nov/Dec issue. It was drawn by G. Harry Stine and was one of the first scale rockets put to paper for members of the young National Association of Rocketry.

His selection of this rocket as a scale model was no accident. G. Harry Stine's career in aerospace started at White Sands Proving Ground (as it was then known) in the early 1950's and a large number of Viking test flights took place during his tenure. We expect to find many images and files relevant to this rocket when the collection is fully cataloged.

Wikipedia has a good entry on the Viking here.

The Stine Collection has a nice example of a Viking model.









These images leave a bit to be desired and the model will be reshot in the fullness of time. It is a BT-20 designed for 18mm motors to give you a size reference.
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National Collection Images: G. Harry Stine Collection/The Museum of Flight.
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