A4-V2 graphite jet vane

May 6, 2018 V2 Rocket History 1
A4-V2 graphite jet vane

Photo shows a flown graphite jet vane complete with mounting plate and fasteners as well as pre-flight centre index tip. V2 relic from the Horst Beck Collection (HBC). Photo copyright: The Horst Beck Collection

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  1. Greetings from Germany and Thank you for the information.
    I just acquired a bunch of segments of these jet vanes and wanted to confirm if they were the real thing and what exactly ther were. They were advertised as “thrusters”.
    Thanks for this resource showing me what they are and showing me also that mine are unflown, because the condition is much smoother and without burning marks or corrossion as these photos.

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