a_v_c_o_AKP (ca. 1966-67 Rocketdyne-NAA photo no. MFG 587)
An excellent photograph, ca. 1966/67 of the assembly line for F-1 rocket engine thrust chambers at North American Aviation’s Rocketdyne Division facility, Canoga Park, CA.
The number on the dolly is that of the engine on it, in this case '2093' being visible.
And along those lines...excellent...as always:
heroicrelics.org/info/f-1/f-1-serials.html
Credit: Mike Jetzer/HEROIC RELICS website
Wouldn't it be cool to know if '2093' helped to power any flight? And if so, which?
Note that the caged overhead red light of Engine no. 2093’s bay & that of the bay next to it are both on. Price check?
Probably too simplistic an observation; however, based on the positioning of the two crouched individuals (in the immediate vicinity of hydraulic jack stands), and the gentleman standing between them, staring at a level placed on the dolly frame, they appear to be ensuring the thrust structure is level. And five other guys…that’s a lot of oversight…for a leveling procedure. Finally, pushing the trivial ‘pursuit’ of my inane observations, note also the different color (red & black) of the Rocketdyne logos on the lab coats of the two gentlemen immediately to the left of the support column. Denoting hierarchy, different sections, departments, etc? And one of them wearing a bowtie, with clipboard, thick documentation of some sort & pencil at the ready…so maybe an inspector or someone supervisory? Not to stereotype, but (to me) a bowtie is an indicator of some eclectic, quirky & slightly eccentric thing going on. So, maybe he’s like a supervisor from the theoretical/future propulsion technologies development section/department. You know, something really heady & ‘out there’.
A contemporary ‘official’ caption associated with a similar image:
“F-1 Assembly – Archive photo of the F-1 assembly line at Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Canoga Park, California facility.”
At:
www.rocket.com/sites/default/files/images/media/apollo50/...
Credit: Aerojet Rocketdyne website
Good Saturn engine reading:
a_v_c_o_AKP (ca. 1966-67 Rocketdyne-NAA photo no. MFG 587)
An excellent photograph, ca. 1966/67 of the assembly line for F-1 rocket engine thrust chambers at North American Aviation’s Rocketdyne Division facility, Canoga Park, CA.
The number on the dolly is that of the engine on it, in this case '2093' being visible.
And along those lines...excellent...as always:
heroicrelics.org/info/f-1/f-1-serials.html
Credit: Mike Jetzer/HEROIC RELICS website
Wouldn't it be cool to know if '2093' helped to power any flight? And if so, which?
Note that the caged overhead red light of Engine no. 2093’s bay & that of the bay next to it are both on. Price check?
Probably too simplistic an observation; however, based on the positioning of the two crouched individuals (in the immediate vicinity of hydraulic jack stands), and the gentleman standing between them, staring at a level placed on the dolly frame, they appear to be ensuring the thrust structure is level. And five other guys…that’s a lot of oversight…for a leveling procedure. Finally, pushing the trivial ‘pursuit’ of my inane observations, note also the different color (red & black) of the Rocketdyne logos on the lab coats of the two gentlemen immediately to the left of the support column. Denoting hierarchy, different sections, departments, etc? And one of them wearing a bowtie, with clipboard, thick documentation of some sort & pencil at the ready…so maybe an inspector or someone supervisory? Not to stereotype, but (to me) a bowtie is an indicator of some eclectic, quirky & slightly eccentric thing going on. So, maybe he’s like a supervisor from the theoretical/future propulsion technologies development section/department. You know, something really heady & ‘out there’.
A contemporary ‘official’ caption associated with a similar image:
“F-1 Assembly – Archive photo of the F-1 assembly line at Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Canoga Park, California facility.”
At:
www.rocket.com/sites/default/files/images/media/apollo50/...
Credit: Aerojet Rocketdyne website
Good Saturn engine reading: