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Items Tested at the RETF

Items Tested 1956
Items Tested 1956
Straight in view of 1000 pound thrust Rokide F coated rocket engine.
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Rocket Injector
Rocket Injector
Damage to 5000 pound rocket injector 50-A0-3-600.
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Rocket Injector
Rocket Injector
Damage to 5000 pound rocket injector 50-A0-3-600.
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Rocket Injector
Rocket Injector
Damage to 5000 pound rocket injector 50-A0-3-600.
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Rocket Injector
Rocket Injector
Rocket injector 50-4-HF-7-600 with face removed - Hydrogen Fluorine 5000 pound thrust.
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Fluorine Hydrogen Rocket
Fluorine Hydrogen Rocket
5000 pound thrust fluorine hydrogen rocket engine project.
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Aerial Photo 1955
Aerial Photo 1955
5000 pound thrust fluoride hydrogen rocket engine project.
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Burnout
Burnout
Burnout in 20,000 pound thrust uncooled rocket chamber and propellant injector.
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Failure points
Failure points
Failure points in 20K REG engine.
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Rocket Engine
Rocket Engine
Regeneratively cooled rocket engine - 20K.
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Engine damage
Engine damage
Engine damage resulting from explosion on engine start.
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10K Rocket Engine
10K Rocket Engine
10K rocket engine in rocket laboratory shop before installation at the RETF.
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10K Rocket Engine
10K Rocket Engine
10K rocket engine in rocket laboratory shop before installation at the RETF.
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20K Rocket Engine
20K Rocket Engine
20K rocket engine showing color patterns on inside walls of chamber and nozzle.
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20K Rocket Engine
20K Rocket Engine
20K rocket engine showing color patterns on inside walls of chamber and nozzle.
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Engine G14
Engine G14
5000 pound thrust H2 F2 regeneratively cooled rocket engine for heat transfer studies - Engine G14.
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Engine G14
Engine G14
5000 pound thrust H2 F2 regeneratively cooled rocket engine for heat transfer studies - Engine G14.
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Engine G14
Engine G14
5000 pound thrust H2 F2 regeneratively cooled rocket engine for heat transfer studies - Engine G14.
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Engine G14
Engine G14
5000 pound thrust H2 F2 regeneratively cooled rocket engine for heat transfer studies - Engine G14.
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Engine G14
Engine G14
5000 pound thrust H2 F2 regeneratively cooled rocket engine for heat transfer studies - Engine G14.
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Injector
Injector
Reamable injector at RETF.
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M-1
M-1
Rocket engine M-1 and baffle spool.
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Injector
Injector
Acoustical injector wagon wheel nozzle and engine stand for the RETF.
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Injector
Injector
Acoustical injector wagon wheel nozzle and engine stand for the RETF.
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Injector
Injector
Injector No. 109 for the RETF.
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Injector
Injector
Injector No. 109 for the RETF.
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Injector
Injector
Injector No. 109 for the RETF.
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Spoke Baffle
Spoke Baffle
71A and 4 spoke baffle for the RETF.
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Injector
Injector
Injector No. 219 for the RETF.
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Heat Sink
Heat Sink
Copper heat sink rocket engine from the RETF.
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Hydrogen Bottle Farm
Hydrogen Bottle Farm
South 40, 4000 PSI (pounds per square inch) hydrogen bottle farm.
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Cooled Calorimeter
Cooled Calorimeter
A-Stand with water cooled calorimeter plug engine.
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