What has to be the largest model rocket ever built was set into place at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord, N.H. on Monday. It is a full scale fiberglass replica of the Mercury Redstone rocket Astronaut Alan Shepard flew into space in 1961. The replica is 92 feet tall. The center could not locate a real one and spent $200,000 have the replica built. It was built by a firm in Michigan and trucked to Concord over the weekend. A real Redstone rocket is on display in the town square in Warren, N. H. It was donated to the town in 1971 by a man who bought it from the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The engine has been removed.
Gordon.
I hate to burst your bubble BUT the Largest Model Rocket in the world is at The U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville Al. It is 1/1 Saturn V and stands in the parking lot that borders I-565. also just behind and to the side is one of the last Flight rated V’s in a brand new building and, I believe is under going a restoration. They also have a space shuttle (1/1) that is/was somekind of engenerring mock up and has had parts swapped to keep the fleet flying!
Good Hunting , G.W.
While the Saturn V at the S&RC is indeed a replica, the shuttle stack that is on display is composed of engineering cast-offs, spare parts and the SRBs are the filament-wound casings that were experimented with. So the shuttle really isn’t a “model.” The Saturn V is. If the original poster was in error, that could’ve simply been pointed out without the “hate to burst your bubble” rhetoric. There’s enough harshness and coarseness in the world that we don’t need it here, too.
I didn’t read any harshness in the post. I guess that’s one of the problems with typing instead of speaking but I think it would be prudent to give the person posting the benefit of the doubt before you “get your panties in a wad” about the way someone typed their response. Some of us don’t have a lot of time to spend in the forum and will type brief (and sometimes terse) responses just to get the information out there. Some of us are even yankees which aggrevates the terseness of the responses. Just chill and take a breath every now and then and you’ll be fine.
You’re probably right, and in my attempt to condemn harshness, I was probably harsh myself. So I apologize for that.
I wonder if there are any aftermarket decals available for a 1/1-scale Saturn V? And just imagine the PE set you’d need to get…
You could talk to Dave Weeks and Thomas and see what they’d charge you.[;)]
that shuttle is probably the enterprise. the saturn 5 being restored if it is the 1 i think it is is not flight ready. that saturn 5 being restored was laying on it’s side in sections & is badly corroded so a building was built around it to protect it from the elements & possibly to restore it upto a point but still not flight ready.
Hey dc, Thanks for coming to my rescue!!! My Mother always told if I couldn’t say anything nice just don’t say(type?) anything! Hann, I wasn’t trying to be rude when I answered Gordons post.
ddp59- What I meant by flight ready was that it WAS a flight ready ship before the cancellation of Apollo and/or Skylab. I think the Sat V at Houston was also FR and poss the one (I think there is one there) at the Cape was also FR. Maybe I should Qualified instead of ready!
Hanners was right about the Shuttle stack it is composed of the stuff he said and has been used to keep the fleet flying, anything taken is replaced with unusable parts! It is NOT the Enterprise, The E was given to TheAir and Space Museum many years ago I don’t know if it is in storage or on display.
The S V has no PE parts But lots of internal steel structure and was painted with spray guns(No airbrushes!!!) and was custom masked (No Big Ed mask set!!!)
Thanks again dc and …Good Hunting, GW
While this doesn’t qualify as the worlds largest model rocket, there was a scale Saturn V at the Toledo RC show on the first weekend of April . It is 36 feet long, weighs 1600 lb, with, I think, eight rocket motors. I believe there were 7 motors about 4" dia and approx 4’ long and a center motor which looked to be about 6" or 7" dia and I think I heard 8" long. I probably have these stats all screwed up but this thing is going to be launched April 25th in Maryland, and is expected to go up about 4400 ft or so. Here’s a pic:
Jim
The shuttle Enterprise is in the Smithsonian at Dulles in the new Udvar-Hazy wing.
Your welcome for the defense. As a yankee I’m always being accused of harshness as well so I figured I’d try and help out.
Can somthing that is full size be considered a “Model”. Wouldn’t be a replica or mock-up.
Sure, why not?
If you want to see an excellent large scale (1:10) Saturn V model. Check this out. It is very cool. What is even cooler is that he launched this model this past Saturday! Very impressive, very cool, and make sure you watch the first stage land…on its tail! Very, very impressive.
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Hi all,
I don’t know if this counts but here goes…
A local advertising company have a replica Saturn V outside their office.I reckon its about 40 feet tall.
It seems to be fairly accurate in terms of proporations,all it needs is the center J2 engine and the correct paint scheme,but to be fair having the NZ flag on it looks cool.
I’ll try to take a couple photos.
If they ever get rid of it I’m sure it would look cool in my front garden,the ultimate garden accessory,I don’t know what the wife would say.
Chris