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Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, Navajo Missile

North American Aviation Inc.

This two-chambered, liquid-fuel rocket engine built by North American Aviation served as the booster for the Navaho missile that was powered by two ramjets. The booster was to quickly get the missile up to supersonic speed for its ramjets to operate. Each chamber produced 120,000 pounds of thrust, or 240,000 pounds total, using kerosene and liquid oxygen as propellants.

Date

1951-1956

Type

PROPULSION-Rocket Engines

Medium

Titanium alloys, stainless steel, and other metals.

Department

NASM

Institution

National Air and Space Museum

Object number

nasm_A19700250000

Credit

Gift of Rocketdyne, Division of North American Aviation Co.