Convair SM-65A “Atlas” (WIP Fixed)

“The Convair SM-65A Atlas, or Atlas A was the first full-scale prototype of the Atlas missile, which first flew on 11 June 1957. Unlike later versions of the Atlas missile, the Atlas A did not feature the stage and a half design. Instead, the booster engines were fixed in place, and the sustainer engine was omitted. The propulsion system used on the initial Atlas As was an early version of the Rocketdyne MA-1 engines with conical thrust chambers that produced a mere 135,000 pounds of thrust, compared with the 360,000 pounds of the fully operational Atlas D.” Indeed, the SM-65 was primative by today’s standards, but it had oaged the way to many mile stones. The first sucessful launch of any Atlas would be on December 17, 1957. Missile 12A would launch from LC14 at 17:39 hours. The missile would then traval 75 miles (apogee). This is the first of many models I will be making! Credit goes to HistoricalRockets's Atlas booster in which I’ve have tweaked in many ways. :D