In the late 1930s, then-Commander Delmer S. Fahrney proposed that an "aerial torpedo" be developed for the purpose of intercepting bomber aircraft; while in 1940 the U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics investigated the concept, it was only in May 1943, with the advent of practical jet and rocket engines, that the United States Navy initiated the Gorgon missile program, headquartered at the Naval Aircraft Modification Unit (later Naval Air Development Station) in Pennsylvania. Add his or her name to the Museum’s Wall of Honor.Our Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia has reopened. The Glenn L. Martin Company modified several Gorgon IV models for use as target drones, however, for launch from standard Mk 51 bomb racks under a P-61 aircraft. Missile, Air-to-Air, Drone and Test, Gorgon IV, also Designated KUM-1 or PVT-N-2 The tests went well and by late 1948 the Navy began fitting the USS Norton Sound for trials for launching the missile the deck, but the project was cancelled in 1949. Please ensure your details are valid and try again. Learn how aviation and spaceflight transformed the world. It was donated to the Smithsonian in 1966 by the U.S. Navy. You have successfully signed up for our newsletter. Overall, aluminum, Alcoa sheets ALCLAD 2451, D245-T; Formica or other plastic component, small square, on right side, near nose [when missile faces front], with steel bolts securing this component to missile; two white fabric strips or belts, for securing electronic components, also on right side of missile, near nose, these strips each with steel buckle; identical straps on opposite side of missile; individual lead weights at front of missile, on both sides; electrical wire along right side, near front, with brown plastic insulation, the number 85 printed on it in black; dynamotor, on right side, near nose, steel; adjacent strip of eight screws, with cut wires attached, wires with white fabric or plastic insulation; many wire bundles, with white plastic insulation, on top of missile, before warhead, and above the number 19; some flush screws on wings, steel; flush rivets on wings, aluminum; torpedo-shaped pods, red, on end of each front wing, non-ferrous metal, possibly aluminum; wooden blunt nose on each of these pods, secured by steel screws; nosecone, aluminum; aluminum piping of top of ramjet; ramjet proper, non-ferrous metal; tape, tan, very faded, along several places of the fuselage, and also around opening of ramjet, in back of missile, under wing in front and underneath nose of ramjet; possibly small copper component, on right side of missile, near front, since this component is of dark green color, characteristic of deteriorated copperOverall: 22 ft. 3/4 in. The missile shown here appears to have been flown and recovered. The ASM-N-5 Gorgon V was an unpowered air-to-surface missile, developed by the Glenn L. Martin Company during the early 1950s for use by the United States Navy as a chemical weapon delivery vehicle. What did that historic mission mean to you? long x 1 ft. 10 in. The subsonic, ramjet-powered, air-launched Gorgon IV was developed in 1946 as an air-to-surface missile. wing span, 800 lb. (672.47 x 55.88 x 308.61cm, 362.9kg) Thank you.
Find out what we’re discovering.Recognize your favorite air or space enthusiast. Developed from the earlier PTV-N-2 Gorgon IV test vehicle, the program was cancelled without any Gorgon Vs seeing service. The lunar module represents one of humanity’s greatest achievements: landing people on another heavenly body.Don’t miss our fast-paced webcasts designed to engage students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math in 30 minutes. A PTV-N-2 Gorgon IV missile on a Northrop P-61A mother-ship Type missile / reconnaissance drone / target drone Place of origin United States: Production history Designer Naval Air Development Center (NADC) Designed 1940s Produced from 1943 to 1953 Specifications Weight PTV-N-2 - 1,598 lb (725 kg) Length PTV-N-2 - 22 ft (6.6 m) Sorry, there was a problem. Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. diameter x 10 ft. 1 1/2 in. Twelve test flights of the Gorgon IV were made at the Naval Air Missile …
Apollo 11 was a global event. The Gorgon IV was considered the U.S.'s first successful ramjet missile, although it never became operational. This object is on display in the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.The subsonic, ramjet-powered, air-launched Gorgon IV was developed in 1946 as an air-to-surface missile. The Gorgon IV was considered the U.S.'s first successful ramjet missile, although it never became operational.Twelve test flights of the Gorgon IV were made at the Naval Air Missile Test Center, Point Mugu, California. Share your story and read what others have to say. Our scientists are involved in current research focused on the Martian climate and geology. The Glenn L. Martin Company modified several Gorgon IV models for use as target drones, however, for launch from standard Mk 51 bomb racks under a P-61 aircraft.