2.75-inch LAU-3/A 19-shot folding-fin aerial rocket (FFAR) pod

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2.75-inch LAU-3/A 19-shot Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket pod

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INERT 2.75-inch LAU-3/A 19-shot Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket pod.

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Own an authentic piece of Cold War/Vietnam-era air-to-ground ordnance history with this inert LAU-3/A 19-shot folding-fin aerial rocket (FFAR) pod. Available restored (museum/display finish) or unrestored (as-is service patina with Demil), this pod can be configured with an optional handling cart and/or dummy CNC-machined M151 warheads for a complete, ready-to-display loadout.

Why this pod matters

First fielded in the late 1950s and synonymous with the Vietnam War, the LAU-3/A carried nineteen 2.75-inch FFARs (the family that later evolved into today’s HYDRA-70 rockets). It equipped a wide range of U.S. and allied aircraft—including F-4 Phantom II, F-100 Super Sabre, A-4 Skyhawk, A-1 Skyraider, A-37 Dragonfly, and F-5 Freedom Fighter—for close air support, interdiction, and armed reconnaissance. The pod’s selectable firing modes and intervalometer enabled single, ripple, or salvo release, making it a flexible, hard-hitting stores option across theaters from Southeast Asia through the Cold War.

Product details

  • Model: LAU-3/A 19-shot FFAR launcher (completely inert, demilitarized)
  • Capacity: 19 tubes for 2.75-inch folding-fin rockets
  • Firing Control Features (historical): Intervalometer-selectable ripple/single fire (nonfunctional on this inert display pod)
  • Condition Choices:
    • Restored: Professionally restored and finished for exhibit/display
    • Unrestored: As-acquired service wear—ideal for projects or patina-correct displays (has Demil see pictures)
  • Options:
    • Condition: Restored or Unrestored, unrestored options will vary in condition, markings, and data plates.
    • Handling cart: for stable museum-style staging
    • Dummy M151 “10-lb HE” rocket warheadsCNC-machined: for accurate profile (inert; for visual display)

Compliance Note: Pod, cart, and dummy warheads are 100% inert. No energetic materials, no live fuzes/rockets, and no firing capability.

Ideal for

  • Aviation and ordnance museum collections
  • Military training aids
  • Vietnam/Cold War dioramas and aircraft static displays
  • Film/prop departments seeking accurate air-to-ground stores
  • Private collectors of U.S. aircraft armament

Specifications (Display Item)

  • Caliber family: 2.75-inch FFAR / HYDRA-70 lineage
  • Tube count: 19
  • Length/diameter: Standard LAU-3/A envelope (fits typical U.S. 14-in lug racks; for display only)
  • Finish: Restored or unrestored, per selection
  • Included: inert LAU-3/A 19-shot folding-fin aerial rocket (FFAR) pod; optional cart; optional dummy CNC M151 warheads (select in product options)

Bring period-correct firepower to your display with an original launcher that defined close air support for a generation of fast jets.

Approx length 51", Approx width 18.5", Approx weight 109lbs.

Pictures are stock images of our LAU-3/A 19-shot folding-fin aerial rocket (FFAR) pod. Unless otherwise noted, you will not be receiving the exact item shown in the pictures. The pictures are representative of the item's general condition. The item you receive might be slightly better, or worse, condition than was shown in the pictures.

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