Saturn V F1 Rocket Engine
With a thrust of 1746000 lbf 7770 kn in vacuum 1522000 lbf 6770 kn at sea level the f 1 remains the most powerful single combustion chamber liquid propellant rocket engine ever developed.
Saturn v f1 rocket engine. The f 1 is a gas generator cycle rocket engine developed in the united states by rocketdyne in the late 1950s and used in the saturn v rocket in the 1960s and early 1970s. The engines were designed to be disposable. The ignition sequence is a complicated series o. The f 1 engine the most powerful single nozzle liquid fueled rocket engine ever developed boosted the saturn v rocket off the launch pad and on to the moon during nasas apollo program during the 1960s and 1970s.
After reaching a certain altitude the engines would shut down and fall back into the ocean. The liquid fueled engine was used during the apollo program and sat at the bottom of the saturn v. 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. Seconds before the launch of a saturn v we hear the launch commentator calling out ignition sequence start.
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 programthe f 1 remains the most powerful single combustion chamber liquid propellant rocket engine. It was powered by five rocketdyne f 1 engines. The f 1 is a gas generator cycle rocket engine developed in the united states by rocketdyne in the late 1950s and used in the saturn v rocket in the 1960s and early 1970s. After a problematic early start that destroyed several test stands the powerful engine went on to send 12 astronauts to the lunar surface.
The f 1 engine remains the highest thrust rocket engine that nasa has ever flown 15 million pounds of thrust. It was used by nasa between 1967 and 1973.