Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, Mockup, LR-63-AJ-1
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Aerojet General Corp.
- Summary
- This is a mockup of an LR63-AJ-1 liquid fuel rocket motor developed by the Aerojet Engineering Co. as a "Superperformance engine," or built-in JATO (Jet-Assisted-Take-Off), to boost the performance of a U.S. Air Force F-86 jet fighter. It produced 3,500-5,000 pounds of thrust.
- During the Korean War, there was an urgent requirement for a Superperformance engine for the F-86 to counter the superior performance of Soviet MiG jets. The LR63 was already being developed experimentally for the F-84 fighter-bomber. It was subsequently modified for use on the F-86. Flight tests on an F-86 were made in 1956 but the war had ended and the YLR63 did not become operational. The motor was donated to the Smithsonian by the Aerojet General Corp. in 1968.
- Credit Line
- Aerojet General Corp.
- ca. 1950-1956
- Inventory Number
- A19680545000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Rocket Engines
- Materials
- Steel
- Non-Magnetic White Metal Alloy
- Anodized Aluminum
- Plastic
- Paper
- Adhesive
- Ink
- Dimensions
- Overall (Approximate): 101 1/2 × 10 in., 10cm (257.8 × 25.4cm, 3 15/16 in.)
- Storage: 64.8 × 280.7 × 94cm, 234.1kg (25 1/2 × 110 1/2 × 37 in., 516lb.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19680545000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9c1168ad6-1438-4940-8236-528420a26ff5
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