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The F-1 is a rocket engine developed by Rocketdyne. 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.
Engine Origin Designer Vehicle Status Use Propellant Power cycle Specific impulse (s) [a] Thrust (N) [a] Chamber pressure (bar) Mass (kg) Thrust: weight ratio [b] Oxidiser: fuel ratio
Rocketdyne is an American rocket engine design and production company headquartered in Canoga Park, in the western San Fernando Valley of suburban Los Angeles, in southern California. Rocketdyne was founded as a division of North American Aviation in 1955 and was later part of Rockwell International from 1967 until 1996 and Boeing from
This category is for those rocket engines using the pure gas generator cycle, like the Rocketdyne F-1, or the steam generator cycle, like the RD-107. Pages in category "Rocket engines using the gas-generator cycle"
F1 Engine may refer to: Rocketdyne F-1, a type of gas-generator cycle rocket engine; The engine of a Formula One racing car This page was last edited on 28 ...
The following is a list of Formula One engine manufacturers. In Formula One motor racing, engine or power unit manufacturers are people or corporate entities which are credited as the make of Formula One engines that have competed or are intended to compete in the FIA Formula One World Championship. A constructor of an engine owns the ...
Ferrari Tipo 044/1 3.0-litre V12 F1 engine (1995) A 2004 Ferrari model 053 V10 engine of the Ferrari F2004 This era used a 3.0 L formula, with the power range varying (depending on engine tuning) between 600 hp (447 kW) and 1,000 hp (746 kW), between 13,000 rpm and 20,000 rpm, and from eight to twelve cylinders.
Main rocket engine production was done at the large Rocketdyne facility located in Canoga Park (1955-2013), in the western San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, Southern California. The large Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) , was opened in 1947 by North American Aviation in the nearby Simi Hills , to land-test forerunner and Rocketdyne engines.