Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, YLR-63-AJ-3
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Aerojet General Corp.
- Summary
- Shown here is the YLR-63-AJ-3 liquid-fuel rocket engine developed and built by the Aerojet-General Corporation for use as a built-in jet-assisted-take-off (JATO) on Republic Aircraft's F-84 fighter jet. Known as a super-performance engine, the YLR-63 was designed to increase the F-84's combat performance against Soviet MiG jets during the Korean War. The U.S. Air Force awarded the engine contract to Aerojet in 1953. The regeneratively cooled YLR-63 produced up to five thousand pounds of thrust and could be restarted multiple times.
- Flight testing of the engine on F-84 aircraft began after the Korean War had ended. Consequently, the TLR-63 never became operational. It was the last of Aerojet's super-performance engines, having been replaced by more powerful jet engines equipped with afterburners. Aerojet gave this engine to the Museum in 1968.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Aerojet General Corporation
- ca. 1956
- Inventory Number
- A19680548000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Components (Engine Parts)
- Materials
- Steel
- Paint
- Aluminum
- Non-Magnetic Alloy
- Plastic
- Dimensions
- Overall: 13 x 34 5/8 x 10 5/8 in., 88lb. (33 x 87.9 x 27cm, 39.9kg)
- 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_A19680548000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9f8767c1b-904e-4fff-9b91-5b6f3b25e7a1
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