Nord Aviation CT41 Target Drone wind tunnel model or just model?

[sunset]

I was able to aquire this fantastic wind tunnel model / model of the CT41.

It has a scale size of 1:10 (the original size was 9,79m / model size is 96cm)

My question to all of you (as being much more experienced in this cases) is, if you think it is a real wind tunnel model or "just" a decorative one.
It has two things, that seem to be rest of a kind of sensor. The cables were inside and were cut.

The model is really well executed and the appearence seems to be like other wind tunnel models, that I have seen from that time.
The first flight of the CT41 was 1959.

Maybe someone has a old picture of the real wind tunnel model and or any other documentation.

Thanks a lot for your help!

 

[flateric]

if you think it is a real wind tunnel model or "just" a decorative one.

this is original wt model of course

 

[TsrJoe]

Agree, original high speed wind tunnel model

 

[sunset]

Thanks a lot for your evaluation!

Is there any idea about the "sensors"?

 

[Archibald]

Never realized before how CT-41 looks like a miniature Avro 730. Pure coincidence of course.

 

[sunset]

Never realized before how CT-41 looks like a miniature Avro 730. Pure coincidence of course.

You are absolutely right. I came across the Avro 730 too, while my research.

And there is another one, that I did find.
This experimental model of a supersonic guided missile, that was tested in the NACA wind tunnel.

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[sunset]

Hello again to everybody,

does someone have an idea, where to sell this kind of model or where to offer it?

And maybe an estimate of the worth of the model.

Thanks a lot!

 

[thanos.massias]

You are absolutely right. I came across the Avro 730 too, while my research.

And there is another one, that I did find.
This experimental model of a supersonic guided missile, that was tested in the NACA wind tunnel.

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"This is a model of unknown scale of a ramjet powered vehicle designated the M44, The model was made by the Lewis Research Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), one of NASA's facilities that conducted research and development on ramjets for use for use in supersonic aircraft. There is no information available on the history of the M44. The Lewis Research Center donated this model to NASM in 1966."

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/model-rocket-m44-ramjet/nasm_A19660620000

 

[thanos.massias]

I believe that the M44 of my previous post strongly resembles the RJM-4 of these photos, circa 1952, at the 8X6-foot supersonic wind tunnel.

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/354793710
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/354793712
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/354793884
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/354793886
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/354793716

 

[thanos.massias]

One reason I think M44 and RJM-4 are related is that there is another case of similarities between NASA Lewis Research Center demonstration models and models tested in the 8X6-foot wind tunnel.

Photo #1: "Model, Rocket, 24M Ramjet"
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/model-rocket-24m-ramjet/nasm_A19660628000

Photos #2-3: RJM-2 (circa 1952)
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/354793428
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/354793422

 

[Маска]

CT-41 Unitary Plan Tunnel ; December 15, 1961

 

[Маска]

December 19, 1961