f-1 rocket engine for saturn V

F-1

The F-1 engine was used on the first stage of the Saturn V that sent men to the moon. It utilized Liquid Kerosene and Liquid Oxygen as propellants. Five engines were used in the first stage. It was developed by North American's Rocketdyne.

f-1 Rocket Engine Picture - Used on Saturn 5

The F-1 is the largest single-nozzle / single chamber liquid fuel rocket engine ever flown.

Specs:

Thrust: 1,500,000 pounds (at sea level)
Length: 19 feet
Width: 12 feet, 4 inches
Run duration: 150 seconds

At lift off the F1 rocket engine developed 3,450,000 kilograms (7,610,000 pounds) of thrust and burned 2,021,000 litres (534,000 gallons) of liquid propellants in the 2 ½ minutes before first stage burnout.

F-1 Links:

Mwade's F-1 Page:

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