AIR-5 fuze
- Title
- AIR-5 fuze
- Collection
- Caltech Images Collection
- Series
- Scientific Instrument Photographs
- Identifier
- ST-RK-5A-B
- Extents
- 1 photographs (negative)
- Abstract
- For 7.2″ chemical rocket CIT Model 15 (primarily) and for 5.0″ aircraft rocket (secondarily). About 2.3″ (without burster tube). Steel and brass. There are two models. The original model has a fixed propeller guard; Model 1 has a removable cap (shipping guard) over the propeller. 2,500 of each type were manufactured by Caltech for the Army Chemical Warfare Service for tests. Model 1 was adopted for standardization. “A”: original; “B”: cutaway.