Tag: Rocketdyne
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Inspiring design #3
The Rocketdyne F-1 engine remains the most powerful single-nozzle liquid-fueled rocket engine ever flown. The F-1 burned RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) as the fuel and used liquid oxygen (LOX) as the oxidizer. A turbopump was used to inject fuel and oxygen into the combustion chamber. Each turbo pump was as powerful as a Boeing 747 engine and combined a turbine with seperate RP-1 and…