A-4/V-2 and Engine Display - Deutsches
Museum, Munich, Germany
Photos by Christoph Westhaus, Ed Straten
and Bert Hartmann.
This A-4/V-2 rocket and
associated equipment is located in Munich
at the Deutsches Museum
(Deutsches
Museum von Meisterwerken der
Naturwissenschaft und Technik).
Displayed
in a very unique way, this rocket gives a
good overview of the interior components
of the missile. In the photos below you
can see the fine details of the
Abschussplattform (firing table) assembly,
which includes the jet rudder adjusting
brackets, the igniter and flask and the
oxygen replenisher coupling. Also shown below are
two engine displays (seen in the last
photos).
The Deutsches Museum is the
world's largest museum of technology and
science, with approximately 1.5 million
visitors per year and about 28,000
exhibited objects from 50 fields of
science and technology.
The
museum was founded on June 28, 1903, on an
island in the
Isar River. The island formerly
known as Kohleinsel (coal island) was
then renamed Museumsinsel (museum
island).
The Deutches Museum V-2 was originally located at
the Aderdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland in USA.
At some point in the past it was sent back to
Germany. See this Aberdeen film from 1950s below:
The
Deutches Museum V-2 on exhibition in Berlin early
1960s,
Welt und Raumfahrt Austellung:
Photos below show the
Deutsches Museum A-4/V-2
displayed vertically.
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Photos below show the Abschussplattform
(one of only 4 remaining). It is the most
complete version and shows all of the launch prep components,
such as the
five-way coupling, valve box and
bracket, oxygen top-off connection, cable mast
bracket and
pyrotechnic igniter.
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TO ENLARGE)
The museum has displays and
cutaways showing
various A-4/V-2 parts and
assemblies.
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TO ENLARGE)
The
Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany, is the
world's largest museum
of technology and science, with
approximately 1.5 million visitors per year
and
about 28,000 exhibited objects from 50
fields of science and technology.
