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The engine uses a gas-generator cycle developed in the United States in the late 1950s and was used in the Saturn V rocket in the 1960s and early 1970s. Five F-1 engines were used in the S-IC first stage of each Saturn V, which served as the main launch vehicle of the Apollo program.
What is the F-1 Engine? 5 F-1 engines were used as the first stage engines, Saturn V moon rocket. Took the Apollo vehicle (363 ft tall, 6 million lbs): 50 miles downrange. 40 miles altitude. At Mach 7. In 2.5 minutes. Burning 4.5 million lbs of propellant.
13 Μαΐ 2021 · The F-1 turbopump was a marked departure from the tried and true Mark 3 turbopump that had served Atlas, Thor, Jupiter and the H-1. The new turbopump eliminated the gearbox, placing the 3-foot diameter two-stage turbine, centrifugal fuel and centrifugal LOX pumps on a single shaft.
In The Saturn V F-1 Engine, Anthony Young tells the amazing story of unbridled vision, bold engineering, explosive failures during testing, unrelenting persistence to find solutions, and ultimate success in launching the Saturn V with a 100 percent success rate.
23 Ιουν 2021 · The liquid fueled Rocketdyne F-1 engine, installed in quintiplicate for the mighty Saturn V rocket's S-IC first stage, powered mankind to the Moon in the late 1960s. Generating 1.522 million pounds of thrust, the F-1 remains the most powerful single-chamber engine ever made.
2 Νοε 2022 · The Rocketdyne F-1 engines powered the first stage of the Saturn V rocket that launched the Apollo lunar missions. The Air and Space Museum’s redesigned F-1 installation offers a new perspective on the most powerful liquid-fuel rocket engine in U.S. history.
3 Ιουν 2019 · The Saturn V’s F-1 engine is probably the most legendary rocket engine ever built. After a problematic early start that destroyed several test stands, the powerful engine went on to send 12 astronauts to the lunar surface.
