REPUBLIC'S TERRAPIN missile is a two-stage, high altitude research and weather
reconnaissance rocket capable of reaching 80 mijes altitude at a maximum speed of
3,800 miles an hour. Powered by solid propellant rocket engines, Terrapin is less than
15 feet long, weighs only 224 pounds.
REPUBLIC AVIATION CORPORATION, Guided Missiles Division, Mineola, N. Y.
