a_v_bw_o_n (1960, unnumbered NAA News Bureau photo)
“Here’s a scale mock-up of America’s most powerful rocket engine which is scheduled for operation in about four years. Under development since December 1958, the single-chambered engine is designed to produce 1,500,000 pounds of thrust. Used in clusters, these engines could provide from six to nine million pounds of thrust for a space vehicle.”
See also. Always fantastic:
heroicrelics.org/info/f-1/f-1-thrust-chamber.html
heroicrelics.org/info/f-1/f-1-with-callouts.html
Both credit: Mike Jetzer/heroicrelics.org
a_v_bw_o_n (1960, unnumbered NAA News Bureau photo)
“Here’s a scale mock-up of America’s most powerful rocket engine which is scheduled for operation in about four years. Under development since December 1958, the single-chambered engine is designed to produce 1,500,000 pounds of thrust. Used in clusters, these engines could provide from six to nine million pounds of thrust for a space vehicle.”
See also. Always fantastic:
heroicrelics.org/info/f-1/f-1-thrust-chamber.html
heroicrelics.org/info/f-1/f-1-with-callouts.html
Both credit: Mike Jetzer/heroicrelics.org