Apollo Command Module Luftwaffe Length 15 7/8 inches

Length 15 7/8 inches

The airplane was also used by the air forces of 20 other nations

The 247s remained in airline service until World War II

Its weapons and flight control systems are designed so one person can safely and effectively perform air-to-air combat

which was an addition to the standard fixed-gear family

Apollo Command Module Luftwaffe Length 15 7/8 inchesApollo Command Module display model. The blunt end design for the Command Module was chosen to build upon experience gained with the similarly shaped Mercury and Gemini spacecraft. The spacecraft reentered the atmosphere with its protective heat shield facing forward. Layers of special "ablative" material on the shield were purposely allowed to burn away during reentry to help dissipate the extremely high temperatures caused by atmospheric friction.