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Old 10-18-2016, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by leftover
So is the Jupiter the body length as the Redstone or was it shorter

The Jupiter C body is shorter, which is why Estes used the larger fins.

The real Mercury Redstone had extended tanks compared to the original Redstone missile. IIRC, the Jupiter C was a standard Redstone with tapered warhead removed and cylindrical section in its place to mount the platform that spun up the Seargent stages.
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