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Original Item: Only One Available. Now this is a fantastic offering and a first for us here at IMA. This is a 2.25-Inch Sub-Caliber Aircraft Rocket often referred to as a SCAR rocket. It comes “complete” with its Aero A1 Adapter to attaching to an aircraft. The rocket is a training rocket and is not filled with any explosive content. It is totally inert and a BATF approved example.
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The 2.25-Inch Sub-Caliber Aircraft Rocket, or SCAR, was an American unguided rocket developed by the United States Navy during World War II and used for sub-caliber rocket training. Capable of simulating the aerial rockets then coming into operational service, the SCAR was used to train pilots in the use of the new type of weapon, and continued in service throughout the 1950s.
With the introduction of the 3.5-Inch and 5-Inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rockets, a need arose to train aircraft pilots in the proper tactics for the use of the new weapons. This requirement resulted in the development of a dedicated training rocket by the U.S. Navy.
Designated 2.25-Inch Sub-Caliber Aircraft Rocket, the resulting rocket was a joint project between the Bureau of Ordnance and the National Defense Research Committee. As its name implied, the rocket was designed as a sub-calibre weapon compared to the FFAR, being only 2.25 inches (57 mm) in diameter, but weighted to be ballistically similar to the larger operational weapons. Varying the amount of propellant in the SCAR's motor could produce accurate simulations of either type of FFAR's flight characteristics.
This example is in wonderful condition and has no extensive damage present. It still retains much of its original paint and a faded data tag identifying the Aero A1 Adapter.
A great example of a hard to find training rocket. Comes more than ready for further research and display.
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