Aerojet-General M-1 rocket engine

[Triton]

The Aerojet-General M-1 was the largest and most powerful liquid hydrogen-fueled rocket engine to be designed and built. It offered a baseline thrust of 1.5 million pounds force and 1.8 million pounds force as its immediate growth target. The M-1 was larger and produced more thrust than the famed Rocketdyne F-1 that powered the first stage of the Saturn V rocket to the moon.

Many designs of the post-Saturn Nova launch vehicles made use of the M-1 rocket engine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-1_%28rocket_engine%29

Edit: Removed reference to M-1 being used on Titan for Dynasoar

The M-1 Rocket Engine Project by Walter F. Dankhoff, Lewis Research Center, Cleveland Ohio
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730065121_1973065121.pdf

Development of a 1,500,000-lb-thrust /nominal vacuum/ liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen engine Final report, 30 Apr. 1962 - 4 Aug. 1966 by Aerojet-General Corporation
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19680006392_1968006392.pdf

 

[shockonlip]

Thanks Triton!

And to also include some current info on where M-1 parts are,
as I said in a different forum recently, I saw the M-1 main injector
plate at the Evergreen Aviation Museum recently (about a month or
so ago) in the space museum building.

 

[Proponent]

The M-1 rocket engine was utilized in the design of the Titan II launch vehicle intended to launch Dynasoar

It seems to me that the M-1 was far too large for the Titan and would not have been used there. I believe what happened was that Aerojet received a contract to convert a Titan engine to run on hydrogen, but that's not to say that the M-1 was going to be used on the Titan.

 

[Triton]

The M-1 rocket engine was utilized in the design of the Titan II launch vehicle intended to launch Dynasoar

It seems to me that the M-1 was far too large for the Titan and would not have been used there. I believe what happened was that Aerojet received a contract to convert a Titan engine to run on hydrogen, but that's not to say that the M-1 was going to be used on the Titan.

Misinterpreted what I read. Original post modified to correct my error.

 

[circle-5]

-1- Early Aerojet M-1 photo with Aerojet technicians for scale (source unknown).
-2- Factory desk model of Aerojet M-1 with model of Aerojet technician for scale.

Even the plastic model technician is just amazed at the size of this engine.

 

[Triton]

Interesting article on the Aerojet-General M-1 rocket engine:

"Aerojet's M-1 Engine" by DE Price and JC Moise (Aerojet General) Flight International January 23, 1964
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1964/1964 - 0219.html

 

[Triton]

Source:
http://www.evergreenmuseum.org/#/aircraft-exhibits/space-flight/boosters

 

[flateric]

Pacific Miniatures M-1 Saturn Rocket Engine Model 1960's NASA One of a Kind? | #1861353563

Pacific Miniatures M-1 Saturn Rocket Engine Model 1960's NASA One of a Kind? All aluminum construction. This is an amazing original NASA Rocket Engine model - the label on the underside of the base re

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[GeorgeA]

Dwayne Day has written a nice overview of the M-1 for The Space Review:

The Space Review: M is for MONSTER ROCKET: the M-1 cryogenic engine

There are some interesting details within, including details about Aerojet's manufacturing and test plans, as well as a few previously unknown (at least to me) Saturn upgrade and Post-Saturn configurations.