Rocketdyne H-1A Rocket Engine - Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum - McMinnville, Oregon - June 2, 2015 477 RT CRP
Rocketdyne H-1A Rocket Engine
As per Wikipedia:
The H-1 was developed for use in the S-I and S-IB first stages of the Saturn I and Saturn IB rockets, respectively, where it was used in clusters of eight engines. After the Apollo program, surplus H-1 engines were rebranded and reworked as the Rocketdyne RS-27 engine with first usage on the Delta 2000 series in 1974.
This particular H-1 rocket engine (H-2038) is on loan from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum (Inventory No. A19700286000). It is mentioned among notes that were provided to Wernher Von Braun on a weekly basis concerning projects at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). These notes have been made available online by MSFC's History Office (link).
The note about this particular engine is on Page 6 of the document linked below:
history.msfc.nasa.gov/vonbraun/documents/VB_WN_196707.pdf
NOTES 7-10-67 BROWN
H-1 ENGINE - Engine H-2038 has been selected for a quality assurance teardown inspection to determine the ageing effects of hardware and soft goods in order to evaluate the proposed one year extension of engine service life. This obsolete 188K engine was delivered in October 1963. It has the same basic seal configuration and materials as the present 200K and 205K engines in the field.
The engine was recently subjected to an electrical and mechanical checkout, hot fired, passed receiving inspection, and is now in process of teardown inspection at MSFC. Approximately 50% of the seals have been removed to date and visually appear to be in good condition. Laboratory analysis of the seals will begin next week. Metal components of the engine are also being inspected and analyzed for possible ageing effects.
The quality assurance teardown inspection will be repeated on two other obsolete engines -- one is scheduled for May 1968 and the other for May 1969.
Rocketdyne H-1A Rocket Engine - Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum - McMinnville, Oregon - June 2, 2015 477 RT CRP
Rocketdyne H-1A Rocket Engine
As per Wikipedia:
The H-1 was developed for use in the S-I and S-IB first stages of the Saturn I and Saturn IB rockets, respectively, where it was used in clusters of eight engines. After the Apollo program, surplus H-1 engines were rebranded and reworked as the Rocketdyne RS-27 engine with first usage on the Delta 2000 series in 1974.
This particular H-1 rocket engine (H-2038) is on loan from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum (Inventory No. A19700286000). It is mentioned among notes that were provided to Wernher Von Braun on a weekly basis concerning projects at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). These notes have been made available online by MSFC's History Office (link).
The note about this particular engine is on Page 6 of the document linked below:
history.msfc.nasa.gov/vonbraun/documents/VB_WN_196707.pdf
NOTES 7-10-67 BROWN
H-1 ENGINE - Engine H-2038 has been selected for a quality assurance teardown inspection to determine the ageing effects of hardware and soft goods in order to evaluate the proposed one year extension of engine service life. This obsolete 188K engine was delivered in October 1963. It has the same basic seal configuration and materials as the present 200K and 205K engines in the field.
The engine was recently subjected to an electrical and mechanical checkout, hot fired, passed receiving inspection, and is now in process of teardown inspection at MSFC. Approximately 50% of the seals have been removed to date and visually appear to be in good condition. Laboratory analysis of the seals will begin next week. Metal components of the engine are also being inspected and analyzed for possible ageing effects.
The quality assurance teardown inspection will be repeated on two other obsolete engines -- one is scheduled for May 1968 and the other for May 1969.