SATURN F1 ENGINE INJECTOR PLATE SLATE COASTER

SATURN F1 ENGINE INJECTOR PLATE SLATE COASTER Lifting the massive Saturn 5 rocket off the launch pad necessitated five powerful F1 engines on its first stage, each capable of generating 1.5 million pounds of thrust. To achieve such a tremendous amount of thrust, a substantial quantity of RP1 fuel and liquid oxygen needed to be pumped into the thrust chamber. Once there, the two propellants would combust, propelling the Saturn 5 away from the launch pad. Within a little over two minutes, the first stage alone would consume a fuel equivalent to an Olympic swimming pool. FULL STORY OF THE F1 ENGINE INJECTOR PLATE   The responsibility of developing such a potent engine fell to Rocketdyne. Several years prior, Rocketdyne had designed the F1 engine for the US Air Force. However, when the Air Force failed to find a use for an engine of such power, its development was halted until NASA stepped in. In June 1962, Rocketdyne engineers prepared to conduct a long-duration test of the F1 engine. Unf