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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1963
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0009.003

MANUFACTURER: Aviation Electric Ltd.
MODEL: HARP/ MARTLET 3A
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Aluminum and steel

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 1.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 44.7 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Bendix
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1963-1967?. FIRST MARTLET 3A WAS LAUNCHED IN SEPT. 1963; THE HARP PROGRAM WAS DISCONTINUED IN 1967.
Canada: HARP WAS A MAJOR CANADIAN SPACE PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY. DR. GERALD BULL, FIRST AT CARDE OF DRB (1959-1961) & LATER AT THE SPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MCGILL UNIVERSITY. THE RESEARCH WAS FUNDED BY CANADIAN & AMERICAN INTERESTS; SEVERAL CANADIAN COMPANIES RECEIVED SUBCONTRACTS & SEVERAL CANADIAN UNIVERSITITES WERE INVOLVED.
Function: THE MARTLET ROCKET WAS THE PROJECTILE LAUNCHED FROM THE HARP GUN, & CARRIED A PAYLOAD OF INSTRUMENTATION TO EXAMINE SUCH CHARACTERISTICS OF THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE AS COMPOSITION, TEMPERATURE, WINDS, METEOR SHOWERS, THE IMPACT OF METEORITES, ETC.
Technical: THE MARTLET 1 & 2 ROCKETS WERE NON-ASSISTED BALLISTIC GLIDE VEHICLES; THE 6 IN. MARTLET 3A (930009) WAS THE FIRST SOLD-PROPELLANT ROCKET ASSIST VEHICLE, A HIGH ALTITUDE VEHICLE LAUNCHED FROM THE 16 IN. GUN AT THE BARBADOS LAUNCH SITE. THIS EXAMPLE HAS 6 FINS INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 4. THE 3A WAS SUPERCEDED BY THE STEEL BODY 8 IN. MARTLET 3B.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None apparent.
Missing: None noted.
Finish: Polished metal with six drilled holes around the edge and three in the centre.
Decoration: N/A

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Aviation Electric Ltd., Base, circa 1963, Artifact no. 1993.0009, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1993.0009.003/

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