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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1960–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0011.004

MANUFACTURER: Bristol Aerospace Ltd.
MODEL: BLACK BRANT 3
LOCATION: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STAINLESS STEEL/ FIBREGLASS/ CERAMIC NOZZLE PART

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 550.0 cm
Width: 68.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Space Technology
Category: Space science
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Bristol
Country: Canada
State/Province: Manitoba
City: Winnipeg

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: ONE OF CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT BLACK BRANT ROCKETS USED IN CANADIAN SOUNDING ROCKET PROGRAM TO EXPLORE UPPER ATMOSPHERE. TECHNOLOGY WAS DEVELOPED IN CANADA BY CARDE OF NATIONAL DEFENCE FOR BB1 & BB2 ROCKETS. IN 1960 TECHNOLOGY WAS TRANSFERRED TOBRISTOL IN WINNIPEG FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION.
Function: A HIGH ALTITUDE SOUNDING ROCKET DESIGNED TO CARRY INSTRUMENTS FOR SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS & OBSERVATIONS INTO UPPER ATMOSPHERE & FROM WHICH INSTRUMENT READINGS WERE TELEMETERED TO EARTH.
Technical: BLACK BRANTS WERE HIGH-PERFORMANCE SOLID PROPELLANT UNGUIDED ROCKETS. BB3 WAS PRODUCED BY BRISTOL AS SINGLE STAGE VEHICLE BUT COULD ALSO BE USED AS STAGE FOR MULTI-STAGE ROCKETS. IT COULD CARRY PAYLOAD OF 90 KG & 190 CM LENGTH.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NOZZLE TAG READS 'NOZZLE BB III/ PART NO. 600-13128-1-901 MODEL OR TYPE STATIC ONLY/ SERIAL NO. BAW-LN-25C/ R/T NO. 3466-N9/ DATE: FEB 18/70/ REFURBISHED YES'/ TAIL ASSEMBLY TAG READS 'P/N 600 13127-11/ R/T 2198-N2/ SER. #BAW-TA3-81'
Missing: N/A
Finish: PAINTED CHERRY RED (ONE OF COLOURS USED ON EARLIER BLACK BRANTS - PAINTED BY BRISTOL BEFORE ARRIVAL AT NMST)
Decoration: N/A

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Bristol Aerospace Ltd., Nozzle, between 1960–1970, Artifact no. 1991.0011, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0011.004/

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