Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, with eight original technical drawings

Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, in seven sections, plus two electrical component sections, one unknown electrical component with bespoke packaging, unknown wire component, and eight original technical drawings, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Main lower body section, labelled with: ‘Static Firing’, from Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Main lower body section

1962-1964

Upper body section

Upper body section

1962-1964

Nose cone housing section

Nose cone housing section

1962-1964

Steel nose end section

Steel nose end section

1962-1964

Nose cone housing to upper body connector section

Nose cone housing to upper body connector section

1962-1964

Electronics component section

Electronics component section

1962-1964

Electronics component section

Electronics component section

1962-1964

Main body parallel shape connector section

Main body parallel shape connector section

1962-1964

Tailfin assembly and lower body attachment section

Tailfin assembly and lower body attachment section

1962-1964

Unknown electrical component

Unknown electrical component

1962-1964

Bespoke cardboard packaging

Bespoke cardboard packaging

1962-1964

Unknown wire component

Unknown wire component

1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘R.G. 2282’, described as: ‘MET. OFFICE EXHIBITION MODEL’, for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘R.G. 2282’

1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘R.G. 2083’, described as: ‘FIN ATTACHMENT’, for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘R.G. 2083’

1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151407’, described as: ‘NOSE SEPARATION SYSTEM’, for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151407’, described as: ‘NOSE SEPARATION SYSTEM', for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration

1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151445’, described as: ‘BASE PLATE’, for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151445’

1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151451’, described as: ‘ARMING PLUG’, and technical drawing number ‘151452’ described as: ‘SAFETY PLUG’, for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151451’

1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151446’, described as: ‘SWITCH BRACKET’, for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151446’

1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151472’, described as: ‘MOUNTING BRACKET’, for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151472’

1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151473’, described as: ‘SOCKET BRACKET’, for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151473’

1962-1964

Details

Category:
Meteorology
Object Number:
1995-1949
type:
model
credit:
Meteorological Office